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Caracas

Categories: 1980s, Band, Eugene, Featured, Jazz, Latin

Caracas was a popular Latin Jazz band based in Eugene, Oregon.

Active Years: 1979-1984

Caracas with Mario Bressanutti
Caracas with Mario Bressanutti

Original Members

  • Mario Bressanutti
  • Tony Proveaux
  • Randy Deutcher
  • Nathan Waddell

Members

  • Mario Bressanutti
  • Paul Schimming (trumpet)
  • Dennis Caffey (Drums)
  • Mark Schneider (bass)
  • Juan Lara (congas)
  • Curtis Kraft (congas)
  • Sal Figueroa (percussion)
  • Additional musicians who also shared presentations  of “Caracas” include: Lynn Baker (sax), Tom Smith (sax), Jeff Homan (sax)

Tagged With: Anthony Proveaux, Dennis Cafffey, Juan Lara, Mario Bressanutti, Mark Schneider, Nathan Waddell, Paul Schimming, Randy Deutcher, Sal Figueroa

Comments

  1. Butch Cousins says

    August 26, 2016 at 11:34 pm

    I thought Mike Van Liew had something to do w/Caracas. I know Whatshisname (& a bunch of other guys) came out of that grouping.

    • Paul Schimming says

      March 5, 2017 at 3:33 pm

      Butch;you are on the right track there. Mike and Mario’s groups combined for a couple gigs at a place called Danceworks as Mario had written some music that he wanted played by a bigger group. What was cool about the scene there was that we all floated around from band to band.on occasion..it was like a “guild” as MVL used to say.

  2. Paul Schimming says

    March 5, 2017 at 3:23 pm

    The Curtis on congas listed above is Curtis Kraft..he was in the final version of the group. Ray and Kristen Davis also participated on percussion in a couple of the final gigs we played at the Oregon Electric Station in 1984.

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