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Jorge Villalobos: Bass guitar, Piano, Vocals | Eduardo "Lalo" de la Vega: Drums, Vocals | Nina de la Vega: Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Trumpet, Vocals | Humberto Chaconne: Percussion

Genre: Classical, Jazz, Latin | Tejano, Pop, Rock

RIYL: Sergio Mendes, Luis Miguel, Alicia Keys, Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble, Diana Krall, Ella Fitgerald, Gene Krupa, Peggy Lee, Louis Armstrong, Natalie Cole, Nat King Cole

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Synoposis

Inception: Chula Vista, 2003

Influences: Sergio Mendes, Herb Alpert, Lani Hall, Wynton Marsalis, the Doors, Sade, Miles Davis, Buddy Rich, Chris Botti, Sting, Tommy Shondell, Marvin Gaye, Gloria Estefan, Celia Cruz, Cold Play, Buena Vista Social Club

Background:

Based in Bonita and Chula Vista and made up of international talent from Canada to Mexico, Latin jazz band Luna Azul released their debut CD Chocolate in 2006, on the Cool Records label. Female trumpet player-vocalist-percussionist Nina, from Alberta, Canada, sings in several languages, while drummer-singer Eduardo “Lalo” de la Vega is also the band director. Jorge Villalobos sings and plays piano and bass, and Humberto Chaconne plays percussion.

The band plays play jazz, samba, bossa nova, Latin, pop, rock, and classical selections.