Astoria Salsa Company is a project born out of percussionist Samuel Torres vision to put together a world class ensemble made of New York’s finest and most in demand latin musicians. Covering a wild range of latin American rhythms such as salsa, bolero and champeta played with the intensity of the city of New York.

Luisito & Robert are paying tribute to the generals of salsa dimensión latina. They are one of the most important salsa Banda of all time and the Quintero project are bringing back their music to the New York scene with a new flavor for the dancers of New York salsa style. Quinteros salsa project it’s made for the true hard salsero old and new salsa style.

Brooklyn’s Los Hacheros, modern-day torchbearers of the Golden Age of Latin music,

Every Friday & Saturday LIVE Salsa Band / Two sets 11:30PM & 1:30 Music by DJ J Loco / $10 door cover after 10pm Kitchen open until 2am

LIVE Salsa Band / Two sets 11:30PM & 1:30 Music by DJ J Loco / $10 door cover after 10pm Kitchen open until 2am

Born in Santurce, PR, raised in Carolina, PR. Started playing since tha age of 4… Professionally at 17, came to NY in ’83, at the age of 24. Earliest bands in PR, San Felipe ’74, Perignon, Tito Allen, Johnny El Bravo, Freddy Kenton, Conjunto Canayón. In addition to being a great pianist, Arturo also is probably the top synthesizer programmer, for Salsa acts such as Marc Anthony’s and Ruben Blades’ band tours.

Bassist/composer/arranger John Benitez was a widely acclaimed musician in the jazz, R&B, and Latin scenes in his native Puerto Rico by the age of 19. He studied at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music with master bassist Federico Silva. He also studied in NYC with legendary acoustic bassist Ron Carter and electric bass guitarist Anthony Jackson. A Grammy award-winning musician, Benitez has performed with many well-known American and Latin artists including Lucecita Benitez, Batacumbele, Justo Betancourt, Joe Madrid, Wynton Marsalis,…

Brooklyn’s Los Hacheros, modern-day torchbearers of the Golden Age of Latin music,