The Mezclado Quintet is an Los Angeles based group that formed in 2021. Lead by pianist Esteban Adame, Mezclado ( means mixed) lives at the nexus of jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, and modern music. Mezcaldo's members include grammy award winning Cuban Drummer Raul Pineda (Chucho Valdez), NuYorican percussionist Joey De Leon (Jazz on the Latin Side, Gordon Goodwin), bassist and Texas native Edwin Livingston (Natalie Cole), and Saxophonist Frank Fontaine (Chembo Corniel).
