The Underground Presents The Bobby Torres Ensemble

The Underground presents the Bobby Torres Ensemble. Bobby’s music is a toe tapping fusion of American and Latin standards arranged with churning Latin grooves richly ornamented with jazz inflections. The Bobby Torres Ensemble includes musical talent of the highest caliber in Portland to explore the many musical inflections of Latin Jazz – featuring Bobby Torres, George Mitchell, Renato Caranto and Ron Steen. Enjoy fantastic food and drink while listening to Bobby’s Ensemble deliver generous helpings of live Latin jazz in this unique venue. Bobby and The Ensemble play from 7:00-10:00 pm. Fans, we appreciate you coming out to support the ensemble at this venue.

The Underground Speakeasy of De Fuego Grille is located in the lower level of the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas Oregon at 12566 SE 93rd Ave, Clackamas, OR 97015. The Speakeasy and Steakhouse serves food with inspired flavors from South America and Texas featuring pre-prohibition era cocktails, dry aged steaks, cigar menu & outdoor gazebos to savor the flavor, a traditional table side Absinthe ritual and a Bourbon Bar. Check out the Underground Menu.  Dinner from 5-10pm with the last seating for dinner at 8:30pm. Please go online to make reservations or call for reservations: (503) 652-7505

About Bobby Torres: Bobby Torres on Oregon Art Beat Special.  Bobby is a band leader, musician, record producer, songwriter, and session musician with a 40-year professional history that spans the globe and a lengthy discography. Originally from New York City, Bobby developed his reputation while performing with Joe Cocker at Woodstock, touring with Joe Cocker Mad Dogs & Englishmen, and performing and/or touring or recording with countless other music stars such as Al Jarreau, Jackson Browne, Beach Boys, the Captain & Tennille, and Etta James – to name a few. He has an extensive discography. He also performed and toured the globe for 10 years with Tom Jones. Bobby was nominated “Outstanding Percussionist” (a Muddy Waters Award), he was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame and he received The Jazz Hero Award from the Jazz Journalists Association. Bobby has been a respected advocate, speaker, instructor and keeper of Latin rhythms on the Portland music scene for many years. The Ensemble is his central focus.