Poncho Sanchez
Open Tuesday – Sunday
Closed Monday*
Open for Calls
Tuesday – Sunday: Noon – 6:00pm
Friday – Saturday: Noon – 7:30pm
(925) 943-7469
Open for Walk Up
Tuesday – Thursday: 11:00am – 6:00pm
Friday – Saturday: Noon – 7:30pm
Sunday: Noon – 6:00pm
1601 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
*In addition to the hours noted, the Ticket Office is also open one hour prior and thirty minutes after curtain for ticketed performances, including performances on Mondays.
August 15, 2020
For more than three decades, conguero Poncho Sanchez has stirred up a fiery stew of straight-a-head jazz, gritty soul music, and infectious melodies and rhythms from a variety of Latin American and South American sources. He taught himself to play guitar, flute, drums and timbales, but eventually settled on the congas. His album Latin Soul received a Grammy award as Best Latin Album of 1999. Sanchez’s deeply personal reimagining of the jazz canon, as well as his own spirited original compositions, affirm his place at the forefront of Latin Jazz’s trailblazers.
Running Time: approx. 75 minutes, with no intermission