The Westwind Band History
       "THE WESTWIND BAND" HAS BEEN PERFORMING FOR TWENTY YEARS SINCE MARCH OF 1984. WE PLAY TOP 40 COUNTRY, SPANISH & ROCK-N-ROLL. WE ALSO PLAY ORIGINAL MUSIC  OFF OF OUR COMPACT DISC ENTITLED "THE WESTWIND BAND", "IT'S.....BLENDER TIME !!!". RECORDED AT WINFIELD STUDIO IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO IN JANUARY 1992. ALSO AVAILABLE ON CASSETTE. ALL THE MUSIC AND LYRICS WERE WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY "THE WESTWIND BAND" AND RECEIVES "AIR PLAY" ON RADIO STATIONS KANW FM 89.1 AND KUNM 89.9 IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

·          DURING THE SUMMER OF 1992, "THE WESTWIND BAND" WON THE LOCAL COMPETITION OF THE 1992 TRUE VALUE, G.M.C. "COUNTRY SHOWDOWN" AT THE "CARAVAN EAST" NIGHTCLUB IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. MOVED ON TO THE COLORADO/NEW MEXICO STATE COMPETITION AT THE "GRIZZLY ROSE" IN DENVER, COLORADO AND TOOK SECOND PLACE.

·          "THE WESTWIND BAND" HAS PERFORMED AS THE OPENING ACT FOR MANY HEADLINERS INCLUDING "GENE WATSON", "BO DIDDLEY", "LYNN ANDERSON", "RICK TREVINO", "DON WILLIAMS", "DAN SEALS", "THE BELLAMY BROTHERS", " SHENANDOAH" AND  "HANK WILLIAMS III" TO NAME A FEW.

·          "THE WESTWIND BAND" PERFORMED FOR THE "TRI-CULTURE FEST" BRINGING TOGETHER THE GERMAN, HISPANIC AND NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES. ALSO PROVIDED MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT FOR MASTER YODDLER "RICHARD BRANDL" FROM GERMANY.

·          "THE WESTWIND BAND" HAS BEEN PERFORMING FOR MANY EVENTS SPONSERED BY THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO SINCE 1988 INCLUDING "SUMMERFEST" NATIVE AMERICAN NIGHT, "FIESTAS DE ALBUQUERQUE", "COUNTRY FEST" AND "ROUTE 66 FESTIVAL".

·           "THE WESTWIND BAND" HAS ALSO PERFORMED IN SELLS, ARIZONA, BELEN, NEW MEXICO & BERNALILLO, NEW MEXICO FOR LOCAL RODEO ASSOCIATIONS.

·          SEPTEMBER 1992, "THE WESTWIND BAND" PERFORMED IN TINGLEY COLISIUM AT THE NEW MEXICO STATE FAIRGROUNDS FOR CONCERT/DANCE FOLLOWING THE "1992 BULL RIDING CHAMPIONSHIPS".

·          SINCE 1992, "THE WESTWIND BAND" HAVE MADE NUMEROUS APPEARANCES AT THE NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR ON THE "MILLER PAVILLION" AND "SALSA Y MAS" STAGES.

·          "THE WESTWIND BAND" HAS PERFORMED THROUGH OUT THE ALBUQUERQUE NIGHT CLUB CIRCUIT INCLUDING RUDY'S HONKY TONK, BOOT SCOOTS AND THE CARAVAN EAST. ALSO, CASINOS IN THE AREA INCLUDING ISLETA CASINO & RESORT, SANTA ANA STAR CASINO, SANDIA CASINO, SKY CITY CASINO [ACOMA], CAMEL ROCK [TESUQUE] & OHKAY CASINO [SAN JUAN].

·          JANUARY 1997, "THE WESTWIND BAND" WAS SELECTED TO PERFORM FOR THE 1997 AMERICAN INDIAN PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL BALL FOR PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON IN WASHINGTON D.C. AT THE HYATT REGENCY, CRYSTAL CITY BY THE AMERICAN INDIAN SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON D.C.

·          JANUARY 1997, "THE WESTWIND BAND" RECORDED THE SONG ENTITLED "GUACAMOLE" AND IS CURRENTLY RECEIVING AIRPLAY ON KANW-FM 89.1 AND KABQ-AM 1250 IN ALBUQUERQUE AND ON KARS-AM 860 IN BELEN, NEW MEXICO.

¨          PAT JARAMILLO, LEAD VOCALS, HARMONY VOCALS, BASS GUITAR, FROM ISLETA PUEBLO, NEW MEXICO.

¨          JOE JARAMILLO, LEAD VOCALS, HARMONY VOCALS, LEAD/RHYTHM GUITAR, FROM ISLETA PUEBLO, NEW MEXICO.

¨          LOUIS GARCIA, BACK UP VOCALS, DRUMS, FROM ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

-        DARYL DAVIDSON, STEEL GUITAR, FROM ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

¨          DANNY WINTERS, HARMONY VOCALS, LEAD/RHYTHM GUITAR, FROM ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

           TONY JARAMILLO (Retired), STEEL GUITAR, TAMBORINE, FROM ISLETA PUEBLO, NEW MEXICO.

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2006

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