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'''Bill Ortiz''' is a San Francisco-based trumpet player, having started playing at the age of 10. Shortly after college, he joined the highly acclaimed Orchestra Batachanga, an afro-cuban group under the direction of percussionist/musicologist John Santos. After Batachanga, there followed important tenures with Pete Escovedo, John Santos' Machete Ensemble, as well as stints with other leading latin bands in the bay area, including performances with cuban bass innovator Israel "Cachao" Lopez. | '''Bill Ortiz''' is a San Francisco-based trumpet player, having started playing at the age of 10. | ||
==Career== | |||
Shortly after college, he joined the highly acclaimed Orchestra Batachanga, an afro-cuban group under the direction of percussionist/musicologist John Santos. After Batachanga, there followed important tenures with Pete Escovedo, John Santos' Machete Ensemble, as well as stints with other leading latin bands in the bay area, including performances with cuban bass innovator Israel "Cachao" Lopez. | |||
This period included a stay with Babatunde Lea and his latin jazz band, and a brief stint with Airto Moreira and Flora Purim, including performances at the Monterey and Concord Jazz Festivals. Also around this period, Bill performed numerous times with Tito Puente on his west coast dates as well as recording with Tito on four recordings. | This period included a stay with Babatunde Lea and his latin jazz band, and a brief stint with Airto Moreira and Flora Purim, including performances at the Monterey and Concord Jazz Festivals. Also around this period, Bill performed numerous times with Tito Puente on his west coast dates as well as recording with Tito on four recordings. | ||