For those who love the way Latin rhythms move their hips, you'll love these three Saturday, 8:00 p.m. concerts at the Rose Theater.

The Music of Gillespie & Puente - January 16, 2010

Dizzy Gillespie was the first American to fully fathom the rhythms of Cuba. Tito Puente was the first Latin bandleader to make the mambo and other popular Afro-Cuban rhythms and dances accessible to American audiences. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra bassist Carlos Henriquez kicks off the Latin in Manhattan series by leading the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the greatest living conguero Giovanni Hidalgo and the hottest Latin drummer Ignacio Berroa in a program dedicated to two luminaries who fundamentally changed the way Americans listened to jazz.

Pablo Aslan: Tango Salon - March 27, 2010

From a night in Tunisia to ‘la noche de Buenos Aires,’ the bassist, bandleader and composer Pablo Aslan has spent a rewarding career proving that North American jazz can be combined with Argentine tango—and beautifully so. His multi-talented ensemble, joined by legendary bandoneón giant Nestor Marconi and the extraordinary Paquito D’Rivera, prove that jazzmen can play the intricate rhythms of the tango, while the major musicians of Argentina can get down with the blues. Experience the history of this remarkable music through one of its all time masters.

Journey to Brazil, May 29, 2010

If you don’t know the music of Moacir Santos, you’re missing out on one of the originators of Brazilian jazz, a composer who laid the foundation for later Brazilian stars like Antonio Carlos Jobim and Milton Nascimento. Mario Adnet, who collaborated with Santos on his award-winning 2001 double album Ouro Negro, leads an all-star band in playing the music of a towering figure in Latin music. As Wynton Marsalis puts it, ‘Moacir Santos is nothing less than the Duke Ellington of South America.’