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El Desayuno is a Bay Area group, fusing Latin Jazz with Soul, Salsa and World Beat. The group crosses cultural and musical borders, sparking high energy jams, intricate percussion and vibrant vocals.

Think Poncho Sanchez, Herbie Hancock, Stewart Copeland, Jimmy Bosch, Darryl Hall and Carlos Santana...all in the same band, and that’s sort of what El Desayuno sounds like. The band consists of some of the Bay Area’s finest and longest running musicians. Michael Cerda plays bass, sings and composes original material, Jamie Dubberly plays trombone and composes original material, Marty Vasquez, David Solis, Alberto and Anthony Torres play percussion, Ben Dean plays keys, Bobby Knight plays guitar, Cory Wright plays sax and flute, and Rolf Johnson plays trumpet.

The band formed by accident in 2006, and from winery to night club to street festival to private party, the band has not let a crowd down since. Much of the music is improvisational, so each night is a little different. The band plays songs from Tito Puente, Poncho Sanchez, Eddie Palmieri, Jimmy Bosch and a cunning array of original compositions, descargas and all out jams.

Check out Eureka's Christmas show on Scfy, featuring El Desayuno's "Mambo St. Nick".

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