Division of Continuing Education & Workforce Development
Hostos FREE Community College WORKSHOP SERIES This free seminar series will highlight the history of Latin Music and Latin Jazz and those musicians and artists who helped create it from the Big Three Machito, Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, Mario Bauza, Chico O’Farrill, Charlie Palmieri, Eddie Palmieri, Ray Barretto, Johnny Pacheco Graciela, La Lupe, TThheeHHiissttoorryyooff Celia Cruz and more! Hosted by Joe Conzo Sr., noted music historian and producer, and author of Mambo Diablo: My Journey with Tito Puente, these seminars will help broaden your knowledge of the genres by hearing LLaattiinnMMuussiicc how the music evolved over the decades from the 1930s through Present Day.
Each Saturday will focus on a particular decade and the music that defined that aannddLLaattiinnJJaazzzz decade and the people who were influen - tial in creating. Invited guests include Rene Lopez (Music Historian), Ronnie Puente (Tito’s eldest son), Robert Sancho, and Tito Rodriguez, Jr. and Lorraine Montenegro.
All workshops will be hosted at the Art Gallery located at Hostos Community College
Saturday October 19 1930s: Don Azpiazu, Xavier Cugat, Duke Ellington, Rumba 11:00am-1:00pm Saturday October 26 1940s: The Beginnings of Mambo, Machito, Chano Pozo 11:00am-1:00pm Saturday November 2 1950s: The Mambo Era and Latin Jazz 11:00am-1:00pm Saturday November 16 1960s: The Pachanga, The Alegre All-Stars, Celia Cruz 11:00am-1:00pm Saturday November 23 1970s: Salsa and How It Changed Latin Music 11:00am-1:00pm Saturday December 7 1980s: Latin Promoters and the Era of Big Concerts 11:00am-1:00pm Saturday December 14 1990s: Salsa meets Jazz and the New Birdland 11:00am-1:00pm Saturday December 21 2000 to Present Day: The Death of Tito Puente and Beyond 11:00am-1:00pm The Tito Puente Exhibit is Housed at Hostos Community College C-Building And Available for Viewing.
Tel 718-518-6656 Fax 718-518-6744 cedu @hostos.cuny.edu 560 Exterior St., Bronx, NY 10451 www.hostos.cuny.edu/contedu