Angel Melendez & The 911 Mambo Orchestra 47th Annual Grammy Awards Nominee
Fast Facts
Location: Chicago
Bio
Catalogued by many to be the best in Chicago. The 911 Mambo
Orchestra is a 20-piece Palladium-style Mambo Band. With multiple rows
of brass including a row of Saxophones, a row of Trumpets, and a row
of Trombones, this band makes a festival jump!
They play original arrangements
by Angel Melendez and some of the music of Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez
& Perez Prado. Angel's bands play an array of Latin music from the
modern tropical sounds of today to the most traditional hard-hitting
Mambo of the '50s. As one of the top Latin bands in Chicago you can
see them perform often at nightclubs, festivals and the some of the
best venues in Chicago like: The Chicago Symphony Center, The House
of Blues, The Taste of Chicago, Chicago Summerdance Program, Viva Chicago,
Fiestas Boricuas & Tribune’s Rock the River Festival, most of the local
dance clubs and many private corporate programs.
Angel performs his
own musical arrangements and over 350 arrangements which include the
music of Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Ray Barreto, Willie Colon, Hector
Lavoe, and many more.
