Louis Armstrong’s ‘Hello, Dolly!” Knocks the Beatles off Billboard’s #1 (on this day in 1964)
Louis Armstrong’s ‘Hello, Dolly!” Knocks the Beatles off Billboard’s #1 Louis Armstrong House Museum and the Museum of the Moving Image join forces and celebrate the 50th anniversary. On Saturday, May 10th, 2014 the Louis Armstrong House Museum and the Museum of the Moving Image will host a dessert reception and special screening of the beloved...
We are profiled in the NEW YORK TIMES! The NEW YORK #%$^$# TIMES!
We are profiled in the NEW YORK TIMES! The NEW YORK @#%$^$# TIMES! …And they spelled my name right! http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/15/arts/music/pacific-mambo-orchestra-is-unknown-no-more.html
Alexa’s Cyber Monday Sale
Now till midnight Tuesday, you and yours can buy my albums for 50% off (excludes From Me To Yule, only $5)! Use the coupon code cyberalexa2012 at Bandcamp.com! Click here NOW!
The First Annual Mission Latin Jazz Festival
Acción Latina presents the 1st Annual Mission Latin Jazz Festival and 2nd Annual Benefit Art Auction. “This month we have two exciting events, the First Annual Mission Latin Jazz Festival, October 13th and 14th at the Brava Theater, and our Second Annual Art Auction on October 20th. The Mission Latin Jazz Festival features an incredible...
The Pacific Mambo Orchestra CD drops TODAY!
Steffen Kuehn and Christian Tumalan, directors of the Bay Area’s best 20-piece salsa big band, announced today that the PMO CD is commercially available online. Congratulations to all of us! In other news, PMO is 2 years old as of yesterday, so Happy Birthday! Listen and buy at the links below (and feel free to...
Oakland’s Maxwell Park “Day in the Park” festival Saturday 9/8 12-5 pm
Here’s what the MacArthur Metro’s Bryan Farley had to say about the lovely festival where my band will play a 45-minute set today at 4 pm: “On Saturday, September 8, the Maxwell Park Neighborhood Council sponsors the Seventh Annual “Day in The Park” at Maxwell Park. Hundreds of people usually show up, some to celebrate...
Alexa & I Wanna Work For You at San Jose Jazz Festival 2 pm 8/11 Latin Jazz Stage
Don’t miss our San Jose Jazz Festival shows Friday and Saturday! Please share! I’ll be playing with the Bay Area’s vibrant & gifted musicians — in my band, that’s Sam Bevan/bassist/arranger, Anne Sajdera/piano/elegance, Colin Douglas/drummer/hottie, Carlos Caro/conga/sabor, Vince Mansel/guitar/inventor and Braulio Barrera/bongo/vozzzzzzz! In Pacific Mambo Orchestra… that’s too many cats to count!
Pacific Mambo Orchestra’s Debut Recording to be Released at San Jose Jazz Festival!
Pacific Mambo Orchestra’s star-studded, groundbreaking studio debut takes Latin Big Band to dizzying new heights. Led by pianist Christian Tumalan and trumpeter Steffen Kuehn, this 20-piece ensemble injects the Big Band sounds of the 1940s through 1960s with a fresh, contemporary sound and a diverse range of musical influences. Among the eight original and two...
Alexa Weber Morales: ‘I believe musicians should be allowed to marry,’ addresses rumors of her own musicianship
Oakland, CA. Alexa Weber Morales has built a career singing quirky songs about economic and romantic instability. Tunes like “I Wanna Work For You,” “But I’m Weak” and “Catastrofe de Amor” have led to rampant speculation about her relationship status and credit worthiness. Today, she’s breaking the silence. “Oh, there’s all those rumors that I’m...