CUBAN JAM SESSION - AFRO-LATIN SYNDICATE - Catalina Jazz Club, April 9 2026
Hollywood, CA (March 10th, 2026) — CATALINA JAZZ CLUB is starting the party with CUBAN JAM SESSIONS featuring AFRO-LATIN SYNDICATE on Thursday, April 9th.
Cuban jam sessions have a rich, evolving history that connects the foundational jazz and Afro-Cuban rhythms of early 20th-century Cuba with the global salsa movement epitomized by groups like the Fania All-Stars. The thread running from Cachao López to the Fania era highlights how improvisation, rhythm, and cultural fusion shaped modern Latin music.
Highlights:
Cachao López — helped define Cuban jam culture through descargas
Descarga sessions — foundational influence on Latin jazz and improvisational performance
Fania All-Stars — salsa collective that brought jam-like performances to wider audiences
Musical lineage — improvisation and rhythm unite Cuban jam traditions with salsa and Latin jazz
What: CUBAN JAM SESSIONS feat. AFRO LATIN SYNDICATE Come To CATALINA JAZZ CLUB
When: Thursday, April 9
Time: Showtime at 8:30pm. Dinner begins at 7:00pm
Where: Catalina Jazz Club, 6725 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028
Tickets available online at CatalinaJazzClub.com or TicketWeb.com
About: Catalina Jazz Club
The American dream came true for Catalina Popescu in October of 1986 when she and her husband Bob created a supper club devoted to serving an experience of superb eats and the shared magic of live performance. That grand experience began at the door where every night her mother Maria would greet each guest as family and share in their love of music. Housed in Hollywood and decked out in a timeless charm, the club offers a cozy ambience under sparkling stage lights garnished with its signature concoction — Jazz. The first artist to grace the stage was the masterful flutist and saxophonist Buddy Collette, and ever since then, over the past 36 years, the Catalina Jazz Club has hosted the most illustrious legends of all time — from the powerful puffers of Dizzy Gillespie to the electrified fingers of McCoy Tyner, the bubbly belt of Dee Dee Bridgewater and Lynda Carter, the flirtatious saxophone of Joshua Redman, the slick strumming of Kenny Burrell, the insane drum clinic of Steve Gadd, the romance of Steve Tyrell, and the masterclass of Mike Stern. For Catalina, Jazz is our way of life. It breathes pain. It knows love. It dreams hope. It bleeds courage. Whether we’re showcasing Broadway, Soul, R&B, or stand-up comedy, the lesson learned from all the greats who have serenaded our spirits is how to connect to one another.
The Catalina Jazz Club has been honored by A.S.M.A.C., California Jazz Foundation, Los Angeles Jazz Society, and a City of Los Angeles Certificate of Appreciation on their 25th Anniversary, which was awarded by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the LA City Council.
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