Even though topics on this blog are dedicated to subjects concerning old school Chicago Salsa and salsa bands, it would be foolish not to wonder where these old Chicago salsa stars are today. To answer that, I did a little web surfing and was glad to find that Sax/ Flute player Chuck Dez Desormeaux, better known as simply "Dez," has established himself as one of the premier Latin/ Jazz sax and flute players in the city. "Dez", as you may recall from reading an earlier post was one of the originating members of the 1970s Sonora Tropical (Chicago). Even though Dez is currently known as a Jazz artist, salsa runs through his veins. He is remembered for his fiery sax solos at many salsa venues back in the day and there is no doubt that he still continues to mesmerize crowds with his sax work. I was glad to see that his success continues. The picture above features "Dez" doing a solo at one of the city's Chicago Fest venues during the early 80s with La Sonora Tropical. He is currently working with the Latin Jazz trio, the Mambo Zombies with another former Sonora Tropical member, drummer Luis "Prieto" Rosario. They can be seen at the Green Dolphin Jazz club at 2200 N. Ashland Avenue. They recently released a 3rd CD that is featured here. I checked it out and highly recommend it if you like Latin Jazz. Good Luck Dez!
http://www.anr-unlimited.com/site/artists/mambo_zombies/
3 comments:
OMG
i can't believe u found this pic !!!!
where r my pants ??
was this from 1976 ?
Glad to hear from you. You were part of the Chicago salsa scene from the beginning. I picked up your CD and can still hear the Latin influence in your playing. I like the CD. It would be cool if you did an all Latin one like Barretto's earlier recordings. I don't know anything about your pants but saw a few more pics of you in some of the old Sonora Tropical videos on Youtube.
Post a Comment