Wisconsin’s Premier Latin Jazz Band for over 20 years, Tony Castañeda and his band have been honoring and keeping alive the music of what some call the “Golden Age of Latin Jazz”. Winner of 14 Isthmus Madison’s Favorite Jazz Band annual awards, The Tony Castañeda Latin Jazz Band has opened for legendary Latin jazz artists such as Poncho Sanchez, John Santos, Giovanni Hidalgo, and John Benitez.  Performing congas, bongos and vocals, Tony Castañeda is a percussionist, radio host, an advocate for social justice who’s worked in youth counseling and housing issues, and just generally a guy with a big personality and a decades-long history here in Madison. The Tony Castañeda Latin Jazz Band play frequently around town and started more than 20 years ago as Castañeda was winding down his earlier band, Olmeca, which blended elements of Chicano music, psychedelic rock and jazz fusion.