Salsa Meets Jazz: The Music of Héctor Lavoe & Frankie Ruiz with special guest Vincent Herring
About This Event
Live event at Dizzy's Club
About The Music of Héctor Lavoe & Frankie Ruiz
At Dizzy’s Club in New York City, Salsa Meets Jazz frames the songbooks of Héctor Lavoe and Frankie Ruiz through a straight-ahead jazz lens, with alto saxophonist Vincent Herring among the featured performers. Lavoe’s 1970s New York recordings and Ruiz’s later Puerto Rican salsero style sit inside the same city story, shaped by migration, radio, and club culture. This program treats salsa not as a diversion from jazz, but as a neighboring language with shared rhythmic discipline. It reads like a brief history lesson told in solos and coro.
About the Artists
Salsa Meets Jazz
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Héctor Lavoe
Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez, better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. Widely regarded as one of salsa's most important and influential vocalists, Lavoe played a pivotal role in popularizing the genre throughout the 1960s, '70s, and '80s.
Frankie Ruiz
José Antonio Torresola Ruiz, better known as Frankie Ruiz, was an American singer. He was a major figure in the salsa romántica subgenre that was popular in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Vincent Herring
Vincent Herring is a dynamic force in the jazz world, known for his electrifying performances and soulful interpretations. With a career that has seen him share stages with legends like Eddie Henderson and Steve Turre, Herring is a staple at the renowned Smoke Jazz & Supper Club in New York City.