Pacific Mambo Orchestra — Grammy Award–Winning Latin Big Band

01 / Music

Rhythm,
on a grand scale.

Discover Suite Tito Puente.

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02 / The Orchestra

Made for
the stage.

Pacific Mambo Orchestra is a 20-piece Latin big band from San Francisco, founded in 2010 by pianist Christian Tumalán and trumpeter Steffen Kuehn.

With its self-titled debut, PMO won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album. Today, the orchestra brings mambo, salsa and Latin jazz to festival stages, concert halls and dance floors around the world.

“…beating favorite Marc Anthony and other Latin music stars.”
Billboard · On PMO’s 2014 Grammy win ↗

Selected past stages

  • Yoshi’s
  • Blue Note Napa
  • San Jose Jazz
  • Filoli
Meet the Orchestra ↗
PMO co-leaders Steffen Kuehn and Christian Tumalán with their Grammy Award
Steffen Kuehn & Christian Tumalán · Co-founders

03 / Live

The sound. The energy.

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A bigger kind of live.

A Grammy-winning Latin big band for festivals, performing arts centers, corporate events and private celebrations. Available as the full 20-piece orchestra or a smaller ensemble.

Booking & general information: info@pacificmambo.com

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“One of the best large Latin Ensembles in the Continental USA.” - Latinjazz.net

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upcoming events

Previous events

Date Event Location
Vida OLE! Dinner & Auction  
Latin Jazz & Justice with Pacific Mambo Orchestra Glide Memorial Church, San Francisco Glide Memorial Church, San Francisco
 —  — Summer Stage at Filoli with Pacific Mambo Orchestra Filoli, Woodside Filoli, Woodside
 —  — Pacific Mambo Orchestra - A Summer Nights Outdoor Concert at the Marin JCC Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael
 —  — Jazz on the Plazz by Los Gatos Music & Arts with Pacific Mambo Orchestra Los Gatos Town Plaza, Los Gatos Los Gatos Town Plaza, Los Gatos
 —  — Lesher Center Presents Fiesta Cultural with Pacific Mambo Orchestra Hofmann Theatre, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek Hofmann Theatre, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek
 —  — Friday Nights at OMCA with Pacific Mambo Orchestra Oakland Museum of California, Oakland CA 94607 Oakland Museum of California, Oakland CA 94607
Pacific Mambo Orchestra at Yoshi's, Oakland Yoshi's , Oakland, CA Yoshi's , Oakland, CA
Pacific Mambo Orchestra at Yoshi's, Oakland Yoshi's , Oakland, CA Yoshi's , Oakland, CA
Pacific Mambo Orchestra at Yoshi's, Oakland Yoshi's , Oakland, CA Yoshi's , Oakland, CA
Pacific Mambo Orchestra at Yoshi's, Oakland Yoshi's , Oakland, CA Yoshi's , Oakland, CA
Kuumbwa Jazz Presents Pacific Mambo Orchestra Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Blue Note Napa presents Pacific Mambo Orchestra Blue Note Napa, Napa Blue Note Napa, Napa
Blue Note Napa presents Pacific Mambo Orchestra Blue Note Napa, Napa Blue Note Napa, Napa
Pacific Mambo Orchestra at San Jose Jazz Festival 2025 San Jose Jazz Summer Fest | PG&E Latin Tropical Stage, San Jose San Jose Jazz Summer Fest | PG&E Latin Tropical Stage, San Jose
 —  — Pour Your HeART Out – Benefit for Youth Arts Rhythmix Courtyard, Alameda Rhythmix Courtyard, Alameda
 —  — Dia de San Juan Salsa Festival | 45th Annual Salsa Festival Swiss Park Newark, Newark Swiss Park Newark, Newark
Pacific Mambo Orchestra at the Empress Theatre Empress Theatre, Vallejo Empress Theatre, Vallejo
Pacific Mambo Orchestra at Yoshi's Oakland Yoshi's , Oakland, CA Yoshi's , Oakland, CA
Pacific Mambo Orchestra at Yoshi's Oakland Yoshi's , Oakland, CA Yoshi's , Oakland, CA

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