SANTA FE, NM (www.manzanaresysol.com) - MANZANARES, New Mexico's hottest latin band will join the Grammy award-winning LOS LOBOS & the Los Angeles based QUETZAL in what promises to be a sizzling line-up of latin music for the FIRST ANNUAL SANTA FE COMMUNITY PICNIC on Sunday, July 3, at 4PM at Fort Marcy Park. Additional performers include local favorites Sol Fire and Trio de Jalape?o. Tickets are $20 - Kids 12 & under are Free! Tickets are available at the Lensic Box Office, CD Caf?, The Candyman or online at Tickets.com. Call 988-1234 to order. The event is presented by FAN MAN PRODUCTIONS and sponsored by Kornelia Tamm Fine Arts,
Santa Fe
Natural Tobacco Company,
Santa Fean Magazine, City of
Santa Fe Parks & Recreation, Coca Cola, Journal
Santa Fe, KBAC and the
Santa Fe Reporter.
MANZANARES is scheduled to perform the following morning at PANCAKES ON THE PLAZA on the 4th of July for the UNITED WAY at 11AM. They will also be performing at the SANTA FE SUMMER BANDSTAND on the Plaza at 6:00PM on July 6th. And an additional performance is scheduled during SPANISH MARKET on Sunday, July 31st on the Plaza at 12:00 noon. This summer the band is focusing their efforts on new material for their upcoming third CD.
2005 has already proved to be an exciting year for MANZANARES whose performances have included the recent wrap party for the Steven Spielberg/Dreamworks/TNT mini-series 'Into the West' as well as for the
National Association of Travel Writers in
Santa Fe. They also performed acoustically for a documentary by legendary musical producer/manager, Miles Copeland. Their past performances include headlining for Oscar de La Hoya's private party at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas; The Temple Bar, Knitting Factory & Latin Lounge in Los Angeles; the Democratic Convention in Kansas with Governor Bill Richardson; XM
Radio Featured Global artist; joined on-stage by the MAVERICKS' Raul Malo & Eddie Perez. Local events include Spanish Market, NM
State Fair, Pancakes on the Plaza, the Burning of Zozobra, Taos Solar Festival as well as a myriad of private events.
David and Michael were featured, along with actress Shirley MacLaine, for the European Travel Program VOX Tours. MANZANARES was filmed by ABC News for a segment filmed in Taos and was photographed by world renowned photographer Eli Reed for the book 'America 24/7: New Mexico'
MANZANARES' second CD release "Nuevo Latino" won the 2003 Album of the Year at the New Mexico
Music Industry's Award's show. Additional awards included Best Musical Production/Latin; Best Arrangement for Original Composition and Best Engineer.
MANZANARES has been described as 'New Mexico's hottest act' by Latin
Style Magazine, Los Angeles, CA; 'explosive latin music' by the Desert Sun News in Palm Springs, 'BANDA CALIENTE!' by the Independent,
Santa Barbara, CA and '… electricity and fire of rock, flamenco, rumba & Latin sounds', Pasatiempo,
Santa Fe.
MANZANARES is led by brothers
David and Michael Manzanares and features the virtuosic rhythms of their Latin/World-Beat band. Born with a passion for music, they grew up the youngest two of six children on a century-old Spanish ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico. The brothers are surrounded by a powerhouse line-up of some of the most prolific and talented musicians in the country including; the explosive percussion of Mark Clark, the danceable grooves of bass player Jose Romero, the exciting conga playing of
Kevin Miller, and Kanoa Kaluhiwa's silky smooth jazz infusions.
