Jonathan Powell & Tumbao Electric

Musical Style: Latin Jazz, Electric Jazz, Fusion What if Tito Puente had joined forces with Miles Davis during the electric period of the 70’s? Or if Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters had teamed up with Maestro Eddie Palmieri? Trumpeter-composer Jonathan Powell’s new project, Tumbao Electric, lives in that electrified crossroads—where Afro-Caribbean groove meets boundary-pushing electronics. Drawing on 25 years in Latin jazz and salsa alongside a deep devotion to electronic sound design, Powell fuses tumbao, rumba, and salsa’s rhythmic fire with synth-driven textures, live sampling, and high-velocity improvisation. It’s a kinetic, dance-floor-ready laboratory: polyrhythms meet modular grit; brass shouts ride sub-bass; descarga energy surges through glitch and groove. Powell’s bona fides run de…