Local Musicians Perform at 2003 Latin Grammy's
After four years of bidding Miami finally hosted the Latin Grammy's. The telecast opened with a tribute to beloved Cuban salsera Celia Cruz, who passed away July 16th. Forty- one musicians, singers and dancers honored a woman who, although gone, is very much in the minds of Latin music lovers. Local 655 bandleader and saxophonist, Ed Calle* led the house band of Local 655 musicians which featured Arturo Sandoval* on trumpet. The segment, produced by Emilio Estefan*, featured La India, Marc Anthony, Gloria Estefan, Oscar D'Leon, Victor Manuelle, Olga Tanon, Willie Colon and El General.
The 2003 Latin Grammy House Band, which performed under an AFM contact, included:
*Ed Calle (Music Director/Leader, saxes), *Arturo Sandoval (trumpet 1), *Jim Hacker (trumpet 2), *Jason Carder (trumpet 3), *Dana Teboe (trombone), *Richard Bravo (congas), *Edwin Bonilla (timbales), Archie Peña (bongos), *Lee Levin (drums), Robert Vilera (percussion), *Sal Cuevas (bass), *Jeff Carswell (bass), *David Cabrera (guitar), *Dan Warner (guitar), *Manny Lopez (guitar), *Alfredo Oliva (violin), *Orlando Forte (violin), *Chauncey Patterson (viola), *Chris Glansdorp (cello), *Jim Gasior (synthesizers), Alberto Gaitan (background vocals), Ricardo Gaitan (background vocals), Vicky Echeverry (background vocals), and Monica Sierra (background vocals).
*Local 655 member
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