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Jazz Caliente: Jazz Appreciation Month begins with birthday celebrations

Mongo Santamaria plays the conga drums at the Super Jazz Concert at the Apollo Theater in New York on Saturday, Dec. 10, 1988.
William I. Ballinger
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The Associated Press
Mongo Santamaria plays the conga drums at the Super Jazz Concert at the Apollo Theater in New York on Saturday, Dec. 10, 1988.

April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and we'll join the festivities on Jazz Caliente this Saturday by celebrating some Latin jazz artists' birthdays.

Let's sample the birthday lineup for this week.

April 3 Nuyorican trumpeter, educator, public radio host Ray Vega 

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April 4 South African trumpeter, activist, storyteller Hugh Masekela  

April 4 Dominican pianist/composer Michel Camilo 

 

April 7 Cuban percussion master Mongo Santamaria  

April 8 Brazilian composer, educator, multi-instrumentalist Moacir Santos

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Listen for music from all of these artists and more this week on Saturday's Jazz Caliente!

Jazz Caliente airs Saturdays at 5 p.m. The show is hosted by Robin Lloyd and produced by KNKX Public Radio.

Originally from Detroit, Robin Lloyd has been presenting jazz, blues and Latin jazz on public radio for nearly 40 years. She's a member of the Jazz Education Network and the Jazz Journalists Association.