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For years a prolific Latin pop session vocalist, Jerry Medina made his long-awaited solo debut in 1998 with Feeling Alright Alegria Navidena followed a year later ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
Jerry Rivera is one of the most popular of the new generation of young salseros His album Cuenta Conmigo became one of the biggest albums in salsa music and produced two major hits, the title track and “Casi Un Hechizo
Having recorded 12 albums and being awarded in national and international festivals, Jessé was impeded by his precocious demise of reaching a higher stature in Brazilian popular music
Born in Mexico City, siblings Jesse and Joy didn’t begin seriously writing songs until 2001, when they were 18 and 15, respectively, sitting down together with their father to see what they could produce
Former Puerto Rican basketball and volleyball star, Jéssica Cristina got involved in music at the age of 15 while participating in a local contest called Juventud Vibra, soon after signing up to Sony Music
Mexican descendant Jessie Morales, aka El Original de la Sierra, was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, making his debut as Latin singer at the age of 14 Even when he grew up listening to West Coast rap, the young artist started singing traditional Mexican music
Born in Hermosillo Sonora, Mexico, Jesus Adrian Romero Ibarra knew from an early age that he would pursue a pastoral life, dedicated to Christ and the church After completing his collegiate biblical studies, Romero served as a pastor in Van Nuys, CA, while completing seminary
The traditional rhythms of Cuba’s horn-driven bands of the ’50s is brought up to date by trumpet player Jesús Alemañy and his 15-piece band ¡Cubanismo! The group’s 1996 self-titled debut album reached the Top Ten lists of Billboard, Latin Beat and Afropop Worldwide and made ¡Cubanismo! one of the hottest bands to come out of Havana in nearly fifty years
An expressive playing style, marked by flaring melodies and soulful rhythms, has made Jimmy Bosch one of the leading trombone players in contemporary Latin music Known throughout the Latin communities as El Trombon Criollo,” the New Jersey-born Bosch has strengthened the music of such top-notch Latin groups as Ruben Blades and Son Del Solar, Mark Anthony, Eddie Palmieri, Perfecta Combinacion, Manny Oquendo Y Libre, Cachao, Celia Cruz, La India and Ray Baretto
Tejano music legend Jimmy Edward began performing live at a very young age in San Antonio, TX, while participating in different traditional Mexican music outfits The opportunity to become a professional came when he joined Sunny & the Sunliners, teaming up with Rudy Guerra in the successful group Latin Breed soon after