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Poncho Sanchez

Jazz band from Laredo, TX · formed 1951

Grammy Award Winning Latin Jazz Conga Player

Shows on record: 5
Rooms played: 5
Cities: 4
Releases: 36
Last show: Jun 24, 202239 Degrees @ W Hotel

About

Poncho Sanchez is a band from Laredo, TX, formed in 1951, tagged afro-cuban jazz, jazz, Latin by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2022, across 5 rooms in 4 cities.

Poncho Sanchez formed in 1951 — MusicBrainz
Poncho Sanchez is based in Laredo — MusicBrainz
Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band: eponymous — MusicBrainz
Poncho Sanchez has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1979–2019 — MusicBrainz
Poncho Sanchez is based in Ridge Manor, Florida — Poncho Sanchez on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Do It! (2018-08-08) — Bandcamp
Poncho Sanchez formed in 1975 — Wikipedia
Poncho Sanchez plays Jazz — Wikipedia
Poncho Sanchez plays Latin — Wikipedia
Poncho Sanchez plays Latin jazz — Wikipedia
Poncho Sanchez has 105208 listeners on Last.fm — Poncho Sanchez on Last.fm
Poncho Sanchez has released 10 recordings between 2003 and 2019 — Poncho Sanchez on Discogs
Country (per TheAudioDB): American — Poncho Sanchez on TheAudioDB

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

5 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20111 show
20131 show
20171 show
20191 show
20221 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Jun 24, 2022	39 Degrees @ W Hotel · AspenHeadlinerwith Kamasi Washington, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Jas Aspen Snowmass	Headliner	Kamasi Washington, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Jas Aspen Snowmass
Jun 29, 2019	The Cave · Big Bear LakeSupportwith Led Zepagain	Support	Led Zepagain
Sep 4, 2017	Gloria Molina Grand Park · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Grace Potter, Big Sam's Funky Nation, B-Side Players, +1	Support	Grace Potter, Big Sam's Funky Nation, B-Side Players, +1
Jun 25, 2013	El Rey Theatre · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Booker T. Jones, Anthony Hamilton, Jay James Picton, +1	Support	Booker T. Jones, Anthony Hamilton, Jay James Picton, +1
Apr 23, 2011	Fulton 55 · FresnoSupportwith Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Jazz Band, Heavy Weather	Support	Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Jazz Band, Heavy Weather

Where they play

5 rooms in 4 cities

Rooms played most

39 Degrees @ W Hotel · Aspen1 show
El Rey Theatre · Los Angeles (LA)1 show
Fulton 55 · Fresno1 show
Gloria Molina Grand Park · Los Angeles (LA)1 show
The Cave · Big Bear Lake1 show

Cities played

Los Angeles (LA)2 shows
Aspen1 show
Big Bear Lake1 show
Fresno1 show

Releases

36 releases, 1979–2019

Trane's Delight
2019 · Album
Do It!
Aug 8, 2018 · Album · 11 tracks
Latin Spirits
May 11, 2018 · Album · 9 tracks
The Concord Jazz Heritage Series
Apr 16, 2016 · Album · 13 tracks
Afro-Cuban Fantasy
Jan 1, 2016 · Album · 11 tracks
Para Todos
May 1, 2015 · Album · 10 tracks
Out Of Sight! EP
May 5, 2014 · Album · 9 tracks
¡Ritmo!
2011
Chano Y Dizzy!
2011
Psychedelic Blues
2009 · Album
Raise Your Hand
2007 · Album
Do It!
2005 · Album
Instant Party
2004
Poncho At Montreux
2004
Out of Sight!
2003 · Album
Cafe Cubano
2003
Latin Spirits
2001 · Album
Soul of the Conga
2000 · Album
Afro-Cuban Fantasy
1998 · Album
Freedom Sound
1997 · Album
Baila mi gente: Salsa!
1996 · Compilation
Conga Blue
1996 · Album
Soul Sauce: Memories of Cal Tjader
1995 · Album
Para todos
1994 · Album
El mejor
1992 · Album
Cambios
1991 · Album
Chile con soul
1990 · Album
La familia
1989 · Album
¡Fuerte!
1988 · Album
Bien sabroso!
1987 · Album
Papá Gato
1987 · Album
El conguero
1985 · Album
Sonando
1982 · Album
Gaviota
1980 · Compilation
Straight Ahead (Pa'lante)
1980 · Album
Poncho
1979 · Album

Lineup

Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band · eponymous

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 20 plays, 2003-09-09–2024-03-26 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Wo' Pop' (Darek Mazzone) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Jazz Theatre' (Noel Brass Jr.) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Friday Night' (DJ Michele Myers) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

Poncho Sanchez — Do It! — Release art · Do It! — release

Poncho Sanchez — Latin Spirits — Release art · Latin Spirits — release

Poncho Sanchez — The Concord Jazz Heritage Series — Release art · The Concord Jazz Heritage Series — release

Poncho Sanchez — Afro-Cuban Fantasy — Release art · Afro-Cuban Fantasy — release

Poncho Sanchez — Para Todos — Release art · Para Todos — release

Poncho Sanchez — Out Of Sight! EP — Release art · Out Of Sight! EP — release

Poncho Sanchez — Gloria Molina Grand Park, 2017-09-04 — Poster · Gloria Molina Grand Park, 2017-09-04 — Songkick

Poncho Sanchez — El Rey Theatre, 2013-06-25 — Poster · El Rey Theatre, 2013-06-25 — Songkick

Poncho Sanchez — Fulton 55, 2011-04-23 — Poster · Fulton 55, 2011-04-23 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Poncho Sanchez on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Releases, Photos
Wikipedia	Artist facts
Poncho Sanchez on Last.fm	Artist facts
Poncho Sanchez on Discogs	Artist facts
Poncho Sanchez on TheAudioDB	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
TheAudioDB	Photos, Logo
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Wikidata	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.