Cal State Sacramento Latin Jazz Ensemble

Cal State Sacramento Latin Jazz Ensemble: Con Sentimiento

by Jack Bowers
March 5, 2005

I've always been fond of Latin music but have often been turned off because so much of it is vocal. No such problem here; everything is instrumental, and even though most of the guys in Cal State University Sacramento's Latin Jazz Ensemble are Anglo, their rhythmic awareness invests the music with an authenticity reminiscent of the most seasoned groups from south of the border.

In other words, they play Latin the way it is meant to be played, choosing the ...