A young lion Maximo has grown enormously in the past few years and has now become one of the "usual suspects" when people discuss the top bass players in New York. His affiliation with SHO and in particular following in the steps of Ruben Rodriguez is not for the faint of heart and this trial by fire has proven his musical mettle and then some. A great reader and a tasty sense of time combine to make the well named Maximo a proven commodity in the cut-throat competition of playing Salsa in New York.