CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS
Neighborhood Concert: Chris Washburne and the SYOTOS Band

Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center
Saturday, June 20th, 2009 at 2:00 PM

Chris Washburne and the SYOTOS Band
·· Chris Washburne, Trombone
·· John Walsh, Trumpet
·· Ole Mathisen, Saxophones
·· Barry Olsen, Piano
·· Leo Traversa, Bass
·· Diego Lopez, Drums

Chris Washburne and the SYOTOS Band pushes the genre of Latin Jazz into uncharted waters with a postmodern mix that embraces dissonance and weaves contemporary up-tempo beats with a driving sound. As declared by the New York Times, “SYOTOS plays with fire with erudition!”
The band was founded 19 years ago and has become what Time Out New York calls a “Latin Jazz institution.” It has held the longest-running Latin jazz gig in New York City’s history—playing weekly for 18 years—and is the busiest and most in-demand Latin jazz group in the state. SYOTOS, whose members include former musicians of the Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri bands, carries on an impressive legacy in Latin Jazz. Chris Washburne was recognized as a Rising Star Trombonist in the 56th annual Downbeat Critics Poll in 2008.

Media Sponsor: Time Warner Cable

Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concerts are supported, in part, by The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.

Chris Washburne and the SYOTOS Band
·· Chris Washburne, Trombone
·· John Walsh, Trumpet
·· Ole Mathisen, Saxophones
·· Barry Olsen, Piano
·· Leo Traversa, Bass
·· Diego Lopez, Drums
Chris Washburne & the SYOTOS Band synthesizes Afro-Cuban, Puerto Rican, Brazilian, and Armenian jazz styles and is one of the most sought-after Latin jazz groups in New York City.