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Carlos E. Vega

Tallahassee, Florida

Saxophonist /Composer /Educator Carlos Vega is an Origin Records Artist with three album releases of all original compositions. The debut album released in 2016 entitled Bird’s Ticket, received a 4 star review from Downbeat Magazine in June 2016, all three albums receiving 4 star reviews from All About Jazz.

Carlos Vega has had the great fortune of touring extensively in the United States, Europe, South America and Africa. He has also performed with a variety of high profile artists including Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine, Arturo Sandoval, Ira Sullivan, Tito Puente, Tito Puente Jr., Chicago Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble (CALJE) and trumpet legend Doc Severinsen, to name a few.

Carlos Vega is currently Associate Professor of Saxophone and the director of the Latin Jazz Ensemble at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee, Florida.

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Carlos Vega Jazz Quintet

Saturday, January 10, 2026
9:10 PM - 10:00 PM CST