MARCO was born and raised in San Francisco and was introduced to the trumpet in the fourth grade at E.R. Taylor Elementary School. His formal training in both piano and trumpet began at the age of 14. He earned a scholarship from the Community Music Center in San Francisco, and began playing professionally at the age of 17 throughout the Bay Area with various Latin Jazz, Salsa, Reggae, and R&B bands. Upon graduating from high school, he continued his studies at San Francisco State University pursing a Bachelors of Arts in Popular Music and a minor in Economics.

Today, Marco is an accomplished recording musician who has shared the stage with Grammy Award winning artist, Israel “Cachao” Lopez, Arturo Sandoval, Paquito De Rivera, Pete Escovedo, Nelson Gonzales, Jimmy Bosch, Pete “El Conde” Rodriguez, Ska Cubano (Europe), Tito Rojas, Nino Segarra, Anthony Cruz, Anthony Blea, Jovino Santos Neto, Joe Santiago, and is an integral member of the John Santos sextet, and Cascada de Flores. He is the musical director for the Bobi Cespedes Band. He has participated in the San Francisco Symphony AIM program since 2000 and currently produces records and performs music throughout the country while also co-leading Vission Latina, an Afro-Caribbean dance band and leads his own group.

 Julio was born and raised in Havana, Cuba, where, at age 12, he first began his studies as a musician. At the Amadeo Rodan Music School, Julio specialized in percussion instruments, while simultaneously studying music theory and composition.  In 1987, he spent three years as a percussion teacher in Sancti Spiritus, a city in central area of Cuba. He performed at the annual Havana Jazz Plaza, and he joined the famous Cuban group Sintesis.

Three years later, Julio signed a contract to perform on tour with Puerto Rican singer Jose Feliciano. From 1993 to 2009, Julio lived and worked as a musician in Mexico. He accompanied Sonora Matancera singer Celio Sanchez, known for his collaborations with Cuban salsa queen Celia Cruz.

During his time in Mexico, Julio continued to perfect his skills as a percussionist but also taught himself to play the piano and bass, making him a successful multi-instrumentalist. In 2009, Julio moved to the United States, joining a myriad of bands in the Bay Area. He currently serves as the bassist for the Grammy-Award-winning group Pacific Mambo Orchestra. 

DANIEL is a guitarist and has been teaching and performing professionally in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1995.  Blending a classical background with flamenco and jazz, Daniel has been a veteran of the Bay Area world music scene, performing in a variety of venues both solo and with ensembles.

He studied guitar with James Robinson and Ken Schroeder, classical guitar with Bahraam Behroozi at San Jose State, flamenco with Spanish guitarists Pepe Haro and Mariano Córdoba, private lessons with Peppino D’Agostino and Antonio Calogero and took masterclasses with Johan Fostier and Silvina Lopez in France and masterclasses in the US with Denis Azabagic and Lily Afshar among others.