Hard-hitting conguero, Johnny Blas has performed and recorded in the world of Jazz and Latin music for over 25 years. Johnny is a seasoned performer whose musicality extends as a percussionist, saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. Johnny and his band put on a fierce show with swing, energy, and heat that can melt asphalt. Blas, a New York native influenced by the music of Mongo Santamaria, Ray Barretto, Armando Peraza, Dizzie Gillespie, Charlie Parker and David Sandborn, exhibits a sound that is stylish and funky, an infusion of Latin Funk and Jazz with an Afro-Caribbean groove. As a conguero, Johnny's performances are passionate and fierce; his dynamic ability is displayed in both flashy solos as well as restrained interior lines.