Ashé Records has released Searching For A Memory (Busco Tu Recuerdo), the remarkable Latin jazz album by the legendary GRAMMY-nominated percussionist Sammy Figueroa. The world-renowned percussionist, ...

Sammy Figueroa has long been regarded as one of the world's great musicians. As one of the music's leading percussionists he has played on countless records and is well-known for his versatility in a ...

There’s a long list of big names percussionist Sammy Figueroa has played with, including Miles Davis, David Bowie, and Mariah Carey. Born in Brooklyn, Figueroa began his musical career performing in ...

In the traditions of Dizzy Gillespie and timbales master Tito Puente, Miami-based percussionist Sammy Figueroa and his splendid Latin Jazz Explosion present an album full of sparkling Latin jazz ...

Veteran conguero Sammy Figueroa is steeped in the heritage of Latin music (he’s the son of 1940s Puerto Rican bolero singer Charlie Figueroa), but 50 percent of his sound is jazz. In that world, he’s ...

It’s almost the weekend – time for the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County to share with you the best of what our community has to offer. Each week, you get three ideas – one that’s free, one that’s ...

Wrapping up Centenary Stage Company’s annual January Jazz Fest is the legendary Sammy Figueroa and his Latin Jazz Explosion on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 8 p.m. Sammy Figueroa has long been regarded as one ...

On 'And Sammy Walked In', a disc of jazz-tinged fusion of Afro-Caribbean and Brazilian idioms, Figueroa leads his Latin Jazz Explosion, a group featuring an alto sax and trumpet frontline that recalls ...

Urban Nature blends elements of modern jazz fusion with percussive Latin jazz rhythms in a highly charged session from master percussionist Sammy Figueroa and his Latin Jazz Explosion. The two ...