“Perfect band” features horns, rhythm and lead singers Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns, a band that has been a crown jewel for years in Las Vegas, Nev., will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, as part of the college’s Performing Arts Series.
The band has been a “farm club” for many headline acts, shows and bands and incredible musicians have honored its ranks. It’s also been a regular gig at The Lounge at the Palms Hotel Casino in Las Vegas.
The band, led by guitarist Jerry Lopez, includes a six-piece horn section, a six-piece rhythm section and five lead singers. The group will perform in the Carlsen Center’s Yardley Hall.
“This band is the culmination of the dreams of all of the individual musicians in the band,” Lopez states on his website. “We all dreamed about what the ‘ideal’ gig would be, and it went something like this: To play music that moved, challenged and inspired us without the usual external restrictions, influences or boundaries that come with every other (paying) gig … To make that music with people we love and respect both personally and musically. And to be able to share it with others. That is what Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns is about.”
Old School and raw, but polished with pride and discipline, the “perfect band” plays cover tunes without restrictions — without concern for what it would cost, what they would make, what entertainment executives or even audiences would think. The result: Pure passion and respect for music that heals the heart, soul and mind. The band’s first two live recordings were instant hits with fans of bands like Tower of Power and Earth Wind & Fire. Santa Fe’s recordings include When the Curtain Goes Up, Santa Fe: Let the Healing Begin and Live! Santa Fe and The Fat City Horns.
Tickets $30, $20 www.jccc.edu/TheSeries 913-469-4445
Supported by Bob and Sally Bibb