The twenty-strong Cubop City Bigband was founded in 1995 by drummer / percussionist Lucas van Merwijk. With an international line-up of musicians from Venezuela, USA, Panama, Puerto Rico, England, Colombia, Germany and the Netherlands, this band has earned great respect in the Latin scene and played with many top names. Que Sensacion! is a tribute to the pioneers of Afro-Cuban jazz. Not only to big
… international names such as Grupo Afro Cuba, saxophonist Paquito De Rivera and pianist Emiliano Salvador, but also to the Dutch group Nueva Manteca. The beautiful arrangements by pianist Marc Bischoff and trombonist Ilja Reijngoud are full of rich, musical discoveries that are mainly expressed in the quiet passages and in the climaxes draw an explosive power from the band. The words' what a thrill! 'are certainly not out of place with The Cubop City Bigband. (AD)more
