The Machete Ensemble[1] was a Latin jazz band whose 21-year organization ended with its final concert on November 12, 2006, when it closed the 2006 San Francisco Jazz Festival.[2] KQED News reported that "it seemed like everyone who was ever part of the San Francisco Latin jazz scene was on hand to bid adios to John Santos' Machete Ensemble."[3][4]
Its main personnel were San Francisco Bay Area musicians John Santos, director, congas, percussion, composer; Orestes Vilató, timbales, bongos; John Calloway, flute, composer/arranger; Wayne Wallace, trombone, composer/arranger; Melecio Magdaluyo, saxophone, clarinet, flute; Ron Stallings, saxophone, clarinet; David Belove, bass; Paul Van Wageningen, drumset; Murray Low, piano; Orlando Torriente, vocals, percussion.
^"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2006-12-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"SFJAZZ - San Francisco Jazz Festival 2006 - John Santos and the Machete Ensemble with Special Guests". Archived from the original on 2006-10-01. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
^"KQED Public Media for Northern CA – KQED Arts". KQED Arts. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
^Clemens, Samuel. "Where Are They Now?", The Galileo Observer. p.3. October 25, 2022
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