The Latin Section are a respectful, joyful conglomeration of Son, Salsa and Mambo which takes Afro Cuban music forward
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Fresh from the recording studio, Europes number one Afro Cuban Jazz outfit will be giving audiences a world-exclusive performance of the new album. None of this music would have been performed live before and will be mixed in with current Snowboy favourites from the past few albums such as 'The Hands Of Palmieri' and 'Wilsons Mambo'.
Critically acclaimed percussionist Snowboy has been one of the main cornerstones for the British and European Latin Jazz scene for over 15 years with his powerful band called the Latin Section. The band is literally comprised of a ‘Dream Team’ of the finest Jazz and Latin musician’s based in the U.K. To date, Snowboy has released 14 albums and 20 singles, and has performed all over the World from Greece to Australia, Hong Kong to Ireland, Singapore to Scandinavia, the USA, Japan, Canada, Turkey all over Europe and many more besides, with his own band and with artists such as Lisa Stansfield, The James Taylor Quartet and Basia. His heavy schedule as a session musician has taken him to play on Johnny Carson, Arsenio Hall and David Letterman’s T.V. shows amongst many others with the above artists. With these and his own band he has played a lot of the World’s top festivals. Snowboy and the Latin Section have regularly sold out the legendary Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club and the jazz Café in London.
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As a prolific D.J. on the U.K.’s Jazz Dance scene since the late 1970’s, in early 1983, Snowboy went on to take lessons from top Brazilian / Cuban percussion expert Robin Jones, and, after teaming up with many musicians, he established himself as a band leader and in demand session musician.
His first 12” single ‘Bring On The Beat’, was released in 1985 but it was legendary label Acid Jazz Records that provided Snowboy with a platform for his first full length ‘Latin section’ recording ‘Ritmo Snowboy’ in 1988.
Acid jazz released 7 albums by Snowboy and at the height of the so-called Acid Jazz movement in 1993, he hit the U.K. Independent charts with the Latin Jazz album’something’s Coming’, which nestled in the Top Ten right next to Depeche Mode and The Smiths !!
Until recently Snowboy was recording for the famous U.S. Latin Jazz label Cu Bop (a subsidiary of Ubiquity) and has three critically acclaimed albums with them: ‘Mambo Rage’, ‘Afro Cuban Jazz’ and ‘Para Puente’ and with this label, he scored a worldwide club hit in 2000 with a 12” version of Edu Lobo’s classic: ‘Casa Forte’ remixed by respected producer Joe Clausell.
Unlike many of today’s overly polished and / or bland Latin Jazz recordings, Snowboys’ albums comprise of non-stop Afro-Cuban Jams and catchy Mambos reminiscent of the early works of Eddie and Charlie Palmieri and Tito Puente and show a firm understanding of the Latin Jazz forefathers. As Europe’s most important Latin Jazz musician his music has been described as fiery, hard driving, up tempo, authentic Afro Cuban Jazz.