{"id":337,"date":"2015-08-14T20:19:59","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T20:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bravodesignalliance.com\/dennisbueno\/?page_id=337"},"modified":"2016-09-14T18:34:41","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T18:34:41","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dennisbueno.com\/index.php\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects of Past"},"content":{"rendered":"

Orquesta Sabroso<\/strong>, originally “Sabroso” since 1995, is an 11 piece ensemble that specializes in Latin Jazz and Salsa. The group has performed\u00a0throughout the Colorado front range.<\/p>\n

Orquesta Sabroso has developed its own musical style by mixing the diverse musical experiences of the members and enthusiastically continues to expand it’s sound through the inspiration of Latin music masters.<\/p>\n

Many great musicians have contributed to the success of this band. I’d like to give recognition by listing them by name in no specific order. We continue to evolve, use different musicians, and have new experiences.<\/p>\n

\nDennis Bueno:\u00a0Percussion
\nMark Raphael: Trumpet
\nBrad Eastin: Reeds
\nAndrew Benton: Keyboard
\nBrad Bietry: Keyboards
\nWayne Wilkinson: Guitar
\nJohn Flores: Bass
\nAmy Sanchez:\u00a0Vocal
\nSeth Bueno:\u00a0Bongo
\nJose Sanchez:\u00a0Conga\/Bongo
\nScott Crump:\u00a0Trombone
\nJohn Gonzales:\u00a0 Conga
\nChris Wojtecki:\u00a0Reeds
\nJustin Adams:\u00a0Keyboard
\nJulio Garcia:\u00a0Vocal
\nDoug Nelson:\u00a0Trumpet <\/div>\n
Mike Nelson:\u00a0Bass
\nFred Martinez:\u00a0Reeds
\nCarlos Rodriguez:\u00a0Trombone
\nAndy Holtz:\u00a0Trombone
\nAlfonso Colon:\u00a0 Conga\/Bongo
\nBuddy Gordon:\u00a0Trumpet
\nBob Rheam:\u00a0Trumpet
\nChris Lawson:\u00a0Trumpet
\nChris Walters:\u00a0Trumpet
\nButch Ebersole:\u00a0Reeds
\nMark Rose:\u00a0Reeds
\nBill Murray:\u00a0Reeds\/Bongo
\nKen Walker:\u00a0Bass
\nPaul McDaniel:\u00a0Bass
\nMark Niehoff:\u00a0Bass
\nBijoux Barbosa:\u00a0Bass\u2028 <\/div>\n
Jaye Martinez – Bass
\nKen Kassover:\u00a0Keyboard
\nAndrew Benton:\u00a0Keyboard
\nBoris Celarc:\u00a0Kayboard
\nKen Janson:\u00a0Keyboard
\nBruce Pennington:\u00a0Keyboard
\nCharla McGaugh:\u00a0Keyboard
\nJamian:\u00a0 Vocal
\nRicky Sanchez:\u00a0Conga\/Bongo
\nAlfonso Colon:\u00a0Congo\/Bongo
\nDarren Kramer:\u00a0Trombone
\nJuan Mercardo:\u00a0Bongo
\nTom Taylor:\u00a0Guitar
\nScott Webring:\u00a0Bass
\nJimmy Trujillo:\u00a0Bass
\nDennis Hioshijo:\u00a0Reeds <\/div>\n
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The Acoulectric Trio\u00a0<\/strong>made up of Rico Southee on Guitar, Andy Burtschi on Bass, and Dennis Bueno on drums and percussion.\u00a0\u00a0An\u00a0acoustic\/electric\u00a0sound that produced\u00a0Jazz, R&B, Pop, and Blues grooves\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0spice of Spanish Flamenco.\u00a0\u00a0 I so enjoy working the grooves and the colors required for this trio.\u00a0 I\u00a0can use\u00a0percussion color here.<\/p>\n

The Bueno Trio<\/strong>\u00a0features Sam Pannunzio on piano, Scott Webring on bass, and Dennis Bueno on drums.\u00a0 An extremely tasteful Jazz trio that pushed the edges of phrases and time over the bar line.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sam has penned so many beautiful pieces that we had an opportunity to perform while we played together at the Broadmoor Penrose Room between 2009 and 2012.\u00a0 The only recording of this band is the video that is on this web page.\u00a0 Sam has a great recording of his Seattle trio on CD Baby.<\/p>\n

Bueno Latin Jazz Project<\/strong><\/p>\n

This project started with the weekly meeting of pianist Bruce Pennington and Dennis Bueno collaborating and practicing Afro-Cuban tunes at Dennis’ studio.\u00a0 After several months were joined by bassist Gary Sanders.\u00a0 Gary brought years of cruise ship experience with him, but had always wanted to really learn the Afro-Cuban genre more.\u00a0 What a great way to learn when you have three musicians with the passion to experiment, practice, and learn the intricacies of the genre.\u00a0 Soon they were joined by trumpet virtuoso, Kyle Gregory, who recently relocated to Colorado Springs from Verona, Italy.<\/p>\n

Dennis had also recently met and friended Calixto Oviedo who\u00a0lived briefly in\u00a0Arvada, Colorado with his wife Lily Hernandez.\u00a0 Dennis decided to study with him and found he would be interested in playing with the group along with his wife.\u00a0 Lily is an exceptional Cuban style vocalist (known as a Sonera in Latin music circles).<\/p>\n

The group\u00a0was rounded out with the additional lead trumpet expertise of Marcel Marchetti.\u00a0 Marcel\u00a0has retired\u00a0from the Air Force Band of the Rockies where he led the Falconaires Jazz band.\u00a0\u00a0Prior to joining the\u00a0Air\u00a0Force\u00a0he worked with many of the Latin bands in the Miami area eventually landing a\u00a0long term gig with\u00a0The Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan.<\/p>\n

Then finally, Dennis is blessed with the percussion passions of his son.<\/p>\n

Dennis Bueno has maintained a passion in Afro-Cuban music and nurtures performing with\u00a0professionals in the most recent Bueno Latin Jazz Project.\u00a0 The group is made up of musicians that have a passion for the music.<\/p>\n

Performances have been graced with the addition of Cuban master percussionist, CALIXTO OVIEDO.\u00a0 Calixto was a member of Cuba’s popular band NG La Banda.\u00a0 During his 38 years as a professional musician, he has had the opportunity to work and perform with well known musicians, such as: Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Paquito D’Rivera, David Sanchez, Danilo P\u00e9rez, Arturo Sandoval, Luis Conte, Ray Barreto, Chucho Vald\u00e9s, Giovanni Hidalgo, Willie Col\u00f3n, Alfredo Rodriguez, Dave Valentin, Juan Pablo Torres, Emiliano Salvador, Chico Freeman, Orlando “Maraca” Valle, Tony Martinez, Tata G\u00fcines, Jos\u00e9 Luis “Changuito” Quintana, Miguel “Ang\u00e1” Diaz, among others.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the band vocally\u00a0was\u00a0the beautiful and talented Cuban sonera, Lily Hernandez.\u00a0 Lily and Calixto currently work together in “Lily Hernandez y Su Sonora Clasica” in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n

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Biographies:<\/em><\/p>\n

GARY SANDERS studied with acclaimed bassist Richard Davis, and with Lew Norton of the New York Philharmonic.<\/p>\n

He has worked with jazz greats Houston Person, Stanley Cowell and Jon Hendricks, Gary’s Broadway and off-Broadway credits include Little Shop of Horrors, The Road to Hollywood, Radio City Music Hall, and The Buddy Holly Story.<\/p>\n

Gary played several seasons in the once-famous “Borscht Belt” of the Catskill mountains that gave him the privilege of working with entertainers including Joel Grey, Clint Holmes, Bruce Adler, The 5th Dimension, Neil Sedaka, and many others.<\/p>\n

Bassist and musical Director for major cruise ships, among them the Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria.\u00a0 Appeared at the Groton (CT) Jazz Festival, the Riviera Maya Jazz Festival (Mexico), and the prestigious Appolonia Festival in Sozopol, Bulgaria.
\nKYLE GREGORY was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and grew up in Bloomington. He currently lives between Verona, Italy and Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he is involved leading the international arts movement, Via Affirmativa.<\/p>\n

He studied at Berklee College of Music, Indiana University, and the University of Northern Colorado, completing his doctorate in 1995. In 1992 he received the prestigious Fulbright Grant for a year of pedagogical research into new methods of teaching improvisation in Hungary. From 1992 to 1997 Kyle was a professor of classical trumpet and jazz at Bradley University in Illinois and taught most recently as professor of jazz trumpet at the Trento Conservatory in northern Italy.
\nCurrently Kyle travels throughout the USA, Italy, Europe, and the rest of the world as a solo artist and educator, having performed and taught in the United States, Italy, Canada, Sweden, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, England, Spain, Romania, Germany, the Ivory Coast, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand. He plays regularly in various formations, including the Lydian Sound Orchestra, the Peo Alfonsi Quartet, the Robert Bonisolo Quartet, and his own groups–World Downside Up, and Tongues of Fire.\u00a0 In past years he performed with numerous internationally-known jazz and commercial artists, including Paul Motian, Bob Mintzer, JJ Johnson, Dianne Reeves, Liza Minelli, The Temptations, the Chicago Jazz Ensemble, and the Mingus Dynasty.<\/p>\n

Kyle has recorded over 40 albums with various artists and independent labels, including most recently EGEA, El Gallo Rojo, and Almar Records. WORLD DOWNSIDE UP, a suite of original compositions inspired by the Beatitudes, was recorded together with Paolo Birro, Salvatore Maiore, Roberto Dani, and Aya Shimura. In the Spring of 2013 his new project, TONGUES OF FIRE, was released, featuring Robert Bonisolo, Rossano Emili, Mauro Beggio, Giulio Corini, Anke Helfrich, and Gavin Palmer.\u00a0 Kyle is currently involved launching a new house concert movement, called The School for Inner Wealth.
\nSETH BUENO, born and raised in Colorado Springs, CO. Influenced by his father Dennis Bueno, Seth was introduced to many genres of music early on in life. He picked up percussion following his father’s footsteps, and has played in many different settings, from Christian new age pop, to heavy metal and blues. Seth decided to go into the Marines in 2002 and enjoyed his tour very much but was declared\u00a0 disabled in 2007.\u00a0 Seth and his family moved back to Colorado in 2007.\u00a0 Seth has been enjoying the music scene again in Colorado Springs since. \u00a0Seth\u00a0has experienced playing many\u00a0types of percussion, however has a very deep love for Afro-Cuban percussion.<\/p>\n

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MARCEL MARCHETTI, Born in 1966 in Antioch , California, Marcel grew up in Tokyo Japan where he started on Violin before switching to trumpet at the age of 6 years old. Although a difficult instrument to play, Marcel took to the trumpet quickly. “I found I had natural ability for playing the trumpet in the upper register at an early age.” He credits his father and first trumpet teacher (a music teacher) for molding his natural abilities into practical working skills.<\/p>\n

In 1988, Marcel landed the lead trumpet position with the Clouds of Miami Latin Pop Band. This quickly opened doors for him which lead him to his touring career that started with Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine. His diverse musical abiltiy to play screaming high trumpet parts and instantly turn around and play pretty melodic solos gave him the reputation of an all around player who can do it all. This lead him to move on to tour with such notables as The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Tony Bennett and Wynonna Judd to name just a few.<\/p>\n

As a sideman, Marcel’s list of CD credits reads like a who’s who in Latin jazz and pop, running the stylistic gamut from Willie Charino, Exito, El Gran Combo to Celine Dion and Faith Hill. Other stellar names include Take 6, Amy Grant and Vince Gill , Sandi Patty, BeBe and CCeCe Winans, Crystal Gayle and America.<\/p>\n

Marcel has worked on jingle sessions such as Ford, Eckerds Drugs, Coors and PGA Golf Tournaments .<\/p>\n

Marcel’s passion for Latin and Pop bands has led to his inclusion in some of Colorado’s most well respected bands.<\/p>\n

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BRUCE PENNINGTON, from New Orleans, Louisiana.\u00a0 Served 20+ years in United States Air Force as a bandsman.\u00a0 Pianist and arranger for the Falconaires.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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