Orquesta Alto Maiz, Iowa’s Salsa Band, is still going strong in its 37th year. Original members Ed East and Jim Dreier sat down with us to talk about how the band actually created much of today’s interest in salsa and Latin Jazz. Along the way, members of the band who were, or who became teachers, educated a new generation of fans, some of whom are now performing in the band!
Orquesta Alto Maiz headlines KCCK’s Taste of Jazz this Friday. If you weren’t lucky enough to get tickets, you’ll have another chance to see them this summer, when the Salsa Band returns to one of their favorite haunts, the Iowa City Jazz Festival. on July 2.
Follow the band on Facebook or at www.salsaband.band.
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