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Martin Turkis

Martin Turkis is a double bassist, composer, and bandleader working out of San Francisco in genres such as salsa dura, son, mambo, and latin as well as straight-ahead jazz.

He is the musical director of Conjunto Elefante - a salsa and Afro-Cuban jazz combo. He also leads the jazz-ska outfit Revolutionary Dictature.

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"The pieces are energetic, occasionally moody, intricately formed, highly dynamic and are both excellently recorded and wonderfully clear."

"Con una apabullante mezcla cruda de Salsa, latin jazz y un meticuloso jazz afro cubano el Conjunto Elefante se hace presente, este ensamble incluye un elenco de primera línea..."

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