LA BANDA RAMIREZ

Chacho Ramirez and Carolyn Steinberg Ramirez co-lead their Latin jazz quintet in New York City and beyond (since 2013), playing their arrangements of tunes by Bill Jacobs, Eddie Palmieri, Don Grolnick, Ray Barretto, José Luís Cortés, and originals by Chacho Ramirez, Carolyn Steinberg, and Lennie Azzarello. Performing in concerts, clubs, community events, private parties, galas and fundraisers, LBR played twice monthly for seven years at Paris Blues in Harlem, ending with the pandemic in March 2020.  We treasure the memory of owner Sam Hargress, Jr.