Hailing from rugged Detroit our Armenian-American phenom burst upon the New York scene where he was immediately identified by our fearless leader Oscar Hernandez as the "man to watch". Like Raul, John has a complete command of this treacherously difficult twisted tube of brass. While not Latino by blood John is one wicked player when the clave starts to sound. "Juanito" as he is called in SHO proves that you don't need to be born in Havana or San Juan to make this music your own.