Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. In 2001 Sammy relocated to South Florida where he discovered a rich ...

There’s a long list of big names percussionist Sammy Figueroa has played with, including Miles Davis, David Bowie, and Mariah Carey. Born in Brooklyn, Figueroa began his musical career performing in ...

Veteran conguero Sammy Figueroa is steeped in the heritage of Latin music (he’s the son of 1940s Puerto Rican bolero singer Charlie Figueroa), but 50 percent of his sound is jazz. In that world, he’s ...

Enter Your Email to Unlock This Article Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Fresh off his September 10th ...

Sammy Figueroa’s dream as a young man was to record in New York City with the biggest names in the music business. The Bronx native was hooked once he got his start in a Latin rock-salsa band during ...

Wrapping up Centenary Stage Company’s annual January Jazz Fest is the legendary Sammy Figueroa and his Latin Jazz Explosion on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 8 p.m. Sammy Figueroa has long been regarded as one ...

On 'And Sammy Walked In', a disc of jazz-tinged fusion of Afro-Caribbean and Brazilian idioms, Figueroa leads his Latin Jazz Explosion, a group featuring an alto sax and trumpet frontline that recalls ...

Urban Nature blends elements of modern jazz fusion with percussive Latin jazz rhythms in a highly charged session from master percussionist Sammy Figueroa and his Latin Jazz Explosion. The two ...