This week on the show host …

This week on the show host …

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This week on the show host Tony Sarabia celebrates the music of legendary vibraphonist Cal Tjader who would have turned 86 on July 16th. Tjader was a tap dancer as a kid, eventually picking up the mallets and taking on the vibes.

He fell in love with latin rhythms and became of the top latin jazz vibes players around. The music of Cal Tjader plus New Sounds with Chicago Reader music writer Peter Margasak.