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CARLOS DE LEON AND THE UN BAND
WEDNESDAY JULY 9
XXODUS CAFÉ FOXWOODS STAGE | 9PM
Carlos de Leon, 57, had already been playing professionally for 5 years when he came to the United States 40 years ago. He was a full-time professional in New York and played with such Latin luminaries as Machito and Tito Puente, in places such as Yankee Stadium. When de Leon is on stage at the Black Rep, he opens your mind with jazz music. De Leon employs a huge Latin jazz band with a blaring horn section when he can, but the Black Rep version of his band, Clave Logic, is a smaller, more intimate ensemble, with a bassist, piano player and two percussionists, along with de Leon on the trumpet. This renowned artist likes to blend various influences such as music from the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Brazil. Since 1989, de Leon has been a resident of Providence.