Violinist Susie Hansen is the musical director of the band, and has recorded or appeared as a guest artist with Tito Puente, Vikki Carr, Macy Gray, Paquito D’Rivera, Los Van Van, Orquesta Aragon, El Gran Combo, Sonora Ponceña, Orquesta Broadway, Jose Rizo’s Jazz on the Latin Side Allstars and others.  The great Cuban singer Celia Cruz and master percussionist Giovani Hidalgo have performed with her band.  Susie’s three CDs, Representante de la Salsa, The Salsa Never Ends and Solo Flight, have received extensive airplay across the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Asia, with lots of great reviews in the media. Singles from her CDs have charted well with radio and club DJs throughout the United States and around the world. Seven songs from her CDs have been included in eight different salsa, jazz and Latin compilations in the US and Europe.  Solo Flight was honored by Latin Beat Magazine as one of its Top 100 Independent Latin Jazz Recordings

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