About

YOCOYA is a 5 piece Latin jazz fusion group comprised of Angelo Velasquez (drums, composer, leader) Kosta Kutay(sax) Josh Wong (Piano), Keelan Walters (guitar) and David Reynoso (Bass) YOCOYA plays original music inspired by the musics of Mexico, Cuba, American blues, and the Modern Jazz era. The musical vision of YOCOYA is to blend the harmonic and improvisational concepts of Jazz with the rhythmic and melodic phrasing of Mexican, and Latin American music to create compositions that are sophisticated and melodically driven.

YOCOYA’s music has been featured in independent films, on KCRW “Just Jazz Radio”, as well as Downbeat Magazine for winning best composition for their original piece “Murcielago”

Music

We play a mixture of original music and arrangements of jazz, Rock, and Latin standards. Our music is a blend of Jazz, Rock, Flamenco, Afro-Cuban-, and Mexican music.

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