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The flute of John Calloway helped to spark a Caribbean musical renaissance in the 1970s, as part of the neo-traditionalist band Tipica Cienfuegos. Calloway was bitten by the charanga bug and left for New York City in 1980 to explore. He returned periodically, in between his studies and stints with Manny Oquendo & Libre, Charanga 76, Oscar Hernandez, Jimmy Bosch and others, to write, record and sit in with Batachanga, the evolutionary offshoot of Tipica Cienfuegos. Since then, his work as co-director of the acclaimed Machete Ensemble and a long string of resident salsa bands has been formidable. He continues to produce and direct major shows and projects in the Bay Area and beyond. With his second release of The Code, John Calloway offers10 compositions that illustrate his affection for jazz and Afro-Latin themes, as well as his creatitivty and innovation as arranger and composer.