| Pacific Mambo Orchestra | |
| Origin: | Oakland/San Francisco, California |
| Genre: | Salsa, Latin Jazz |
| Occupation: | Band |
| Years Active: | 2010-present |
| Website: | http://www.pacificmambo.com |
Pacific Mambo Orchestra is a Latin dance music orchestra based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Their debut album was released in October 2012, and they received a Grammy Award for the album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.
The Pacific Mambo Orchestra was founded in 2010 by Mexican Pianist Christian Tumalan and German Trumpeter Steffen Kuehn,[1] [2] and is a 19-piece Latin Big Band orchestra that plays salsa, Latin Jazz, cha cha cha, bachata, and other Latin music. In 2012 they crowd-funded their first album, the self-titled 'Pacific Mambo Orchestra', through Kickstarter.[3] [4] They were nominated for a Grammy Award in the "Best Tropical Latin Album" category for their album, and they won the award in 2014 at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.[5] [6] [7] [8] The group subsequently released the albums "Live from Stern Grove (San Francisco) " in 2017, and "The III Side" in 2020.
Album Credits:[9]
Steffen Kuehn: Arranger, Composer, Director, Lead, Producer, Soloist, Trumpet
Christian Tumalan: Arranger, Composer, Digital Editing, Director, Engineer, Mixing, Piano, Producer
Carlos Cascante: Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Vocals
Armando Cordoba: Maracas, Vocals
Willy Torres: Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Vocals
Kenny Washington: Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Vocals
Alexa Weber Morales
Lyricist, Vocals
Braulio Barrera: Bongos, Campana
Javier Cabanillas: Congas, Shekere
Carlos Caro: Guiro
Tommy Igoe: Drums, Featured Artist, Guest Artist
Omar Ledezma Jr.: Timbales
Christian Pepin: Congas
Karl Perazzo: Featured Artist, Guiro, Timbales
Abe Gumroyan: Bass
Jorge Pomar: Bass
Gene Burkert: Alto Saxophone Soloist
Pete Cornell: Lead Alto Saxophone, Soloist
Evan Francis: Tenor Saxophone, Flute Soloist
Aaron Lington: Arranger, Composer, Baritone Saxophone
Tony Peebles: Tenor Saxophone, Soloist
Doug Rowan: Alto Saxophone
Benny Torres: Tenor Saxophone
Ryan Black: Trombone
Jeff Cressman: Soloist, Trombone
Jaime Dubberly: Trombone
Mara Fox: Trombone
Derek James: Lead, Trombone
Mike Rinta: Arranger, Composer, Soloist, Trombone
Henry Hung: Trumpet
Louis Fasman: Lead, Trumpet
Jeff Lewis: Trumpet
Larry Lunetta: Trumpet
Tom Poole : Trumpet
Jonathan Ruff: Trumpet
Camilo Landau: Guitar (Electric)
Ray Obiedo
Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Guitar
Marcos Torres: Engineer
Steve Feasley: Engineer
Michael Lazarus: Mastering
Jack Eastgate: Artwork
Vanessa Ayala
Graphic Design