L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Although it's been almost four years since Terence Blanchard's last album, it's not as if the trumpeter hasn't kept busy. In addition to the Poncho Sanchez collaboration "Chano y Dizzy," he's remained a first-call film composer (with Spike Lee's "If ... more info

ContactMusic — Puerto Rican singeractress Rita Moreno and salsa band leader Poncho Sanchez will be feted with lifetime achievement awards by the Latin Recording Academy later this year 12 The two music icons will be joined by fellow artists Luz Casal Leo Dan Milton... more info

Mercury News, California — Master conguero performs July 7 at the festival. more info

All About Jazz — The Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz are proud to present Poncho Sanchez and his group Sunday, Oct 17thth, beginning at 6 p.m. A Youth band from an area high school or college will open the Concert's with a 5 pm performance. The concert will take... more info

All About Jazz — GRAMMY WINNING MUSICIAN PONCHO SANCHEZ TO RECEIVE 2010 JAZZ TRIBUTE AWARD AT THE 27th ANNUAL LOS ANGELES JAZZ SOCIETY AWARDS DINNER and CONCERT LOS ANGELES MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN, SUN., OCT 10 Pianist and Composer Mike Melvoin Also To Receive "Lifetime ... more info

All About Jazz — City and corporate leaders announced the inaugural Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont, featuring some of the biggest names in local, national and international jazz. The festival will be held August 14-15 at the 100-acre Maymont park and museum in Ric... more info

All About Jazz — Linda Lucero, Executive/Artistic Director of Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (YBGF), today announced the 2010 'Latin Jazz Tardeada,' a free outdoor concert with Grammy-winning conguero Poncho Sanchez and His Latin Jazz Band on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at... more info

All About Jazz — July 9, 10 and 11, 2010, the 7th annual Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival, located in the Southern California Wine Country City of Temecula, has announced a change of venue from Main St. in Old Town, to the new Home of the Chuck Niles Memor... more info

ET Online — The famous Hollywood Walk of Fame adds new stars to its ranks each year and Chaka Khan is among the 2010 honorees which include 'Robin Hood'’s Russell Crowe, 'Just Go With It’'s Adam Sandler, and 'Avatar'’s James Cameron just to name a fe... more info

All About Jazz — 1 14 — Nellie McKay Normal As Blueberry Pie: A Tribute To Doris Day (Verve) 194 112 +82 0 44 1 9 2 6 — Carla Bley Carla's Christmas Carols (ECM) 192 157 +35 13 55 2 2 3 1 2 Poncho Sanchez Psychedelic Blues (Concor... more info