reviews
"latin rhythms smartbop lines glued together tightly..."
DOWN BEAT MAGAZINE 
Review of Ottawa Int'l Jazz Fest "monster soloists
... these guys are for real"
OTTAWA CITIZEN DAILY NEWSPAPER ... these guys are for real"

Review of Ottawa Int'l Jazz Fest
"Thoughtful, forward-thinking jazz playing ...very refreshing"
JAZZ TIMES MAGAZINE "Thoughtful, forward-thinking jazz playing ...very refreshing"

Review of Radio Mundo: "breathes with strength and vitality...
superb improvisational essays...
impeccably swinging rhythm section"
LATIN BEAT MAGAZINE superb improvisational essays...
impeccably swinging rhythm section"

"They play with technical assurance, taste and care
toward dynamics... we can all learn something from them"
LOS ANGELES NEW TIMES toward dynamics... we can all learn something from them"

Review of Radio Mundo:
"Washington's best jazz exports in a generation"
MARYLAND MUSIC MONTHLY "Washington's best jazz exports in a generation"

2001 Palmetto records:
Top 10 2001 JAZZIZ Magazine;
***1/2 DOWNBEAT Magazine
RADIO MUNDO ***1/2 DOWNBEAT Magazine

1999 Palmetto Records:
Featured on NPR "All Things Considered" Top 10
1999 WBGO Radio New York City
ESPIRITISTA Featured on NPR "All Things Considered" Top 10
1999 WBGO Radio New York City

1997 Palmetto Records:
Top 10 1997 Public Radio Int'l "Jazz After Hours"
MAMACITA Top 10 1997 Public Radio Int'l "Jazz After Hours"

1995 Palmetto Records:
Premier CD for Rumba Club
DESDE LA CAPITAL 
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Ottowa Citizen Daily News
Review of Ottawa International Jazz Fest
"monster soloists ... these guys are for real"

DOWNBEAT Magazine
Review Of Radio Mundo
"sticky grooves ... impressive solos ...
cascading horns ... heady piano"

JAZZ TIMES Magazine
Review of Ottawa Int'l Jazz Fest
"Thoughtful, forward-thinking jazz playing...
very refreshing"

LATIN BEAT Magazine
Review of Radio Mundo
"breathes with strength and vitality...
superb improvisational essays...
impeccably swinging rhythm section"

LOS ANGELES NEW TIMES
Article: Review of Rumba Club
"They play with technical assurance, taste and care
toward dynamics... we can all learn something from them"

MARYLAND MUSIC MONTHLY
Review of Radio Mundo
"Washington's best jazz exports in a generation"
Tito Puente’s Oye Mi Guaguanco. This was covered on Rumba Club’s Desde La Capital recording on Palmetto Records. Features short solos from all three percussionists: Rob White – bongos sittin’ in, Sam Turner – congas, Mark Merella – timbales,ription.