SMPAC presents artists sponsored by Classic Cargo International, Inc. at SM Market at 11th & Milwaukee Ave.

Carlos Adames, voted best Jazz musician of the year by the Shepard Express in 2015 will be performing with his 5 piece ensemble with special guest guitarist Steve Peplin.

Flanked by Elias Holman on Keyboards, Conway Powell on Bass and Tony Ayala on timbales, Carlos Adames leads the Carlos Adames Group, combining the best of latin music with innovative jazz arrangements that are both contemporary and classic. Truly a Latin Jazz Ensemble that’s brought warm-weather to venues around Milwaukee.

Carlos Adames is a widely acclaimed percussionist known for his explosive soloing and inventive conga patterns, and a composer, arranger and educator who has worked professionally all over the Western Hemisphere and Europe. For all Carlos’ formal training and technical prowess, his playing is loose and open minded, touching on rhythmic signatures not only of Jazz, Latin Music but also Funk and HipHop.