Groove Culture Band
Pepe Jimenez’s Groove Culture Band delivers an energetic blend of Latin, funk, jazz, and world groove, led by acclaimed drummer and percussionist Jose “Pepe” Jimenez. Drawing on Afro-Puerto Rican roots and contemporary influences, the band creates a rhyth
Folkloric and Modern music from Latin America
Groove Culture Band is the signature project of Jose “Pepe” Jimenez, a San Juan-born, Las Vegas-based drummer/percussionist and UNLV instructor whose career includes major performance, touring, recording, and clinician credits. Through this ensemble, Jimenez brings together Afro-Puerto Rican folkloric traditions and contemporary jazz-influenced composition, resulting in a program that is artistically rich, culturally grounded, and accessible to diverse audiences