Tito Puente Jr. brings his father's legacy to Long Island
During the spring of 1989, the Latin bandleader Tito Puente was the star attraction every Tuesday night at Tradewinds, a nightclub in Jericho on No...
During the spring of 1989, the Latin bandleader Tito Puente was the star attraction every Tuesday night at Tradewinds, a nightclub in Jericho on North Broadway just a few blocks south of the Long Island Expressway. Long Island's Hispanic population was relatively small at the time — just 100,000 or so — but Puente proved popular. On at least one occasion he added an additional Friday show at 11 p.m. at Jasper's, a nightclub at the Hauppauge Holiday Inn, where he played his hit 'Oye Come Va' and other tunes for a multiracial, multi-generation crowd.