Jerry Gonzales and the Fort Apache Band
name: label: Collection Collector
content: Maltsby, Portia
label: Collection Creator
content: Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection / Series 1: Program Files
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content: 1992 February 8
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content: Box 21, Folder 8
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: The Smithsonian Interdisciplinary Committee presented a salsa demonstration and performance on Saturday, February 8, 1992, in the Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History, and an Afro-Cuban jazz performance in the Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Richard Kurin, Director, Office of Folklife Programs, and Steven C. Newsome, Director, Anacostia Museum, gave the Welcomes; folklorist René Lopez introduced the band; and Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band performed, featuring Jerry Gonzalez, trumpet and congas; Andy Gonzalez, bass; Steve Berrios, drums and percussion; Larry Willis, piano; Joe Ford, soprano and alto saxophone; Carter Jefferson, tenor saxophone; and Milton Cardona, percussion and vocals.