Los Hombres Calientes are
Irvin Mayfield, the
young (
twenty-something)
trumpeter and
frontman;
Bill Summers,
percussionist; and
Jason Marsalis,
drummer, and the youngest member of the
Marsalis family that includes
Wynton and
Ellis.
Yvette Bostic-Summers - percussionist,
vocalist, and Bill's
wife,
David Pulfus -
percussionist/
vocalist, and
Victor Atkins III -
pianist - join in regularly.
Los Hombres Calientes are an incredibly talented Jazz band with distinct Latin (samba, &c.)
influences, and are usually labeled as an Afro-Cuban band.
Los Hombres Calientes were the winners of the top award at
the 1999 New Orleans Jazz Festival for their first, self-titled album.
"Los Hombres Calientes" is also Spanish for "The Hot Guys".