LA VIDA LOCA a passion for music at a young age, influenced by his Latin roots and the rich cultural traditions of his homeland.
He gained international recognition as one of the lead vocalists for Yanni’ s“ Yanni Voices” project, a collaboration that showcased his exceptional vocal talent to a global audience.
Ender’ s career is marked by collaborations with various artists, as well as his solo work, where he continues to explore new musical horizons. With a career that continues to evolve, Ender Thomas remains a captivating and influential voice in the music industry.
Jackie Mendez
Jackie Mendez is a native Miami singersongwriter and producer of Cuban and Lebanese decent. She started singing professionally at the young age of 17 when she was singed to Warner Brothers’ Electra Records. She began writing with the music industry’ s top artists and songwriters, as well as joining several world tours and special appearances with artists like Ricky Martin, JLo, Alejandro Sanz, Juanes, Ricardo Montaner, and more recently on Camila Cabello’ s“ Tiny Desk” performance. As an accredited artist with the Latin GRAMMY Recording Association, you can find her on five Latin GRAMMYwinning albums singing along with Franco de Vita, Ricky Martin, David Bisbal, and Alejandro Sanz.
Jackie’ s voice is a layered sound full of texture, rasp, and soul. She captures all the emotions in the world of funk, soul, rock, and pop. You can find her music on all streaming platforms, and she is currently working on a new studio album.
José Sibaja
José Sibaja is one of the most highly acclaimed Costa Rican trumpet players of his generation, with worldwide audiences and broadcast media in the classical, Latin, jazz, and pop genres. His career ranges from international appearances as an orchestral soloist with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonica Venezuela, and Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Costa Rica, to worldwide tours with Ricky Martin. Currently, José plays lead trumpet with the world-renowned Boston Brass.
José has performed on the American Music Awards, MTV Awards, GRAMMY Awards, and Latin GRAMMY Awards shows, and has made appearances on Conan O’ Brian, Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Today Show, and Late Night with David Letterman. He has recorded with Ricky Martin, Alejandro Sanz, Luis Enrique, Rey Ruiz, Tito Nieves, Celia Cruz, and Gloria Estefan, among others.
Sibaja currently serves as a performing artist for the Yamaha Music Corporation. Proclaimed internationally as“ a major young talent, the next Wynton Marsalis,” José played his solo debut at age 17 with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra.
José is Associate Professor of Trumpet for the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University.
Luisito Quintero
Luis Ernesto Quintero Vegas, known as Luisito Quintero, was born in the populous Caracas, Venezuela neighborhood of San Agustin. Quintero, a child music prodigy, hails from a lineage of distinguished musicians and singers.
His father, Luis Quintero Sr., a respected percussionist in his native country, tutored his son to play timbales at a young age. Quintero performed in the group“ The New Generation,” playing the bongos and timbales at only eight years old. This group was inspired by his father and his uncles, Carlos“ Nene” Ricardo, and Jesus“ Chu” Quintero. At the age of 12, he played with one of the most popular bands at the time,“ El Trabuco Venezolano.” A year later he joined worldrenowned Salsa singer, Oscar D’ León.
He remained with D’ León for more than a decade until his departure to New York City in 1992. Quintero quickly
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integrated into the Latin music and jazz scene. His reputation as one of the best percussionists garnered him opportunities to perform and record with legendary artists as well as serving as the musical director for some acts. He has participated in over 700 musical productions spanning a variety of music genres. Between GRAMMYS and Latin GRAMMYS, Quintero has over 60 GRAMMY Awards to his credit.
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