JOHNNY CONGA videos & photos

[JohnnyConga]

Last Saturday night at the New Jazz club Bakes Place in Bellevue WA with the Lary Barillieu Latin Jazz Collective with Marc Seales-piano, Jay Thomas-tumpet/flute/soprano, Jeff Norwood-bass, JC-congas, Lary Barillieu-timbales/bongos, we also had the pleasure to jam with the Great flute palyer and X Mongoite Hubert Laws...

[JohnnyConga]

Bakes Place-2012 Bellevue WA...

[JohnnyConga]

I first saw Hubert Laws in 1967 with the Mongo Santamaria band at Carnegie Hall...he is my favorite flute player and what a honor to be able to perform with this musical genius....Thank you Hubert!...

[JohnnyConga]

Here i am with Bobby Ramirez and his Pan con Bistec band....Miami-2002...

just an 'ol skool' type conga solo.....not everything is about speed...it's about building a solo....a beginning, a middle, and end to it...http://youtu.be/WF4cBtNQ58g

[JohnnyConga]

Live outdoor gig July 18th 2012..with new band called Loco Mambo here in Seattle WA...

tune is called Soul Latino from the Robert Incelli CD Asi se Goza!..

http://youtu.be/yDWlBIon5WY

[niallgregory]

Great stuff JC . Looks like your getting some good gigs happening !

[ABAKUA]

Here i am with Bobby Ramirez and his Pan con Bistec band....Miami-2002...

just an 'ol skool' type conga solo.....not everything is about speed...it's about building a solo....a beginning, a middle, and end to it...http://youtu.be/WF4cBtNQ58g

And that ladies n gentlemen is how its done.

[CongaTick]

Yes, indeed, JC. That IS how it's done. Just curious---one mic only centered above the quinto? If so, decent mix for a live outdoor recording.

[JohnnyConga]

Latin Jazz/Salsa band from Seattle..TROMBANGA-4 trombones...nice!...last Saturday's gig...

[JohnnyConga]

New write up on me including 4 music videos of me in a variety of musical situations...

http://www.chipboaz.com/blog/2012/08/01 ... +Corner%29

[JohnnyConga]

Finally finished my 3rd CD OYE/LISTEN!....I hope to have it ready for release by the end of September..It is basically all Latin Jazz except for 2 rhythmic pieces I added ..a Rumba Guarapachangeo and ol skool Bronx Rumba the way we played it back in the late 60' and 70's... here is the Rumba...im playing it all..and thinking of my Brothers Willie "El Ruso" and Luciano "Chano" Rodriguez(RIP), we were/are drum brothers and played almost every day for many years together...
http://soundcloud.com/johnny-conga/mull ... ronx-rumba

no vocals, we never really sang when we played, we let the drums do the singing...

[JohnnyConga]

Latest video of me with the Latin Jazz band Trombanga here in Washington..the video is loud so lower your speakers before listening to it...the conga solo came first because the band leader will just shout someones name out and off you go...

I hope you enjoy it!... http://youtu.be/KMuoFO9W52U

[RitmoBoricua]

Trombones and vibes takes me back to the legendary EP/Tjader recordings of the 1960's.
One thing, what kind of pattern if the bongo player playing on the hand bell? To me
it does not sound right at times seems to be all over the place and clashing.

[JohnnyConga]

Well I have to say he's my Bro but he is not a musician...and believe it or not this was done with no rehearsal as well...where we could work the right parts out...Im not into telling dudes what to play while were playing...I got my own chair to deal with...and Im not the band leader either...that would make it another story entirely if I were...tu mentiende?...

[RitmoBoricua]

Well I have to say he's my Bro but he is not a musician...and believe it or not this was done with no rehearsal as well...where we could work the right parts out...Im not into telling dudes what to play while were playing...I got my own chair to deal with...and Im not the band leader either...that would make it another story entirely if I were...tu mentiende?...

..... I think your Bro is in need of some of your lessons