For some people, the whole notion of an east-west summit of anything in jazz brings up the perceived differences over time between American west coast jazz and its east coast counterpart. The basic ...

A native of the South Bronx, RAY VEGA is a veteran of the bands of Tito Puente, Ray Barretto, Mongo Santamaria, Mario Bauza, Luis "Perico" Ortiz, Hector LaVoe, Johnny Pacheco, Larry Harlow, Pete "El ...

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Ray Vega got on a plane this week in Burlington, Vt., as he often does to get to a gig. A few weeks ago, it was the Canary Islands, this week Seattle. Tonight at Tula’s jazz club in Belltown, he will ...

Following the concerts performed by New York tenor saxophonist Charles Owens, Blue Note Jazz Cafe in Beirut hosts the renowned American trumpet player Ray Vega who performed concerts between July 2 – ...