Uptown Royalty

A Lincoln Center favorite since 2015, ¡VAYA! is a showcase for the finest Latin dance traditions. ¡VAYA! offers devotees of Latin music a friendly community, excellent orchestras, and the city's most inviting dance floor. The husband and wife duo of trombone player and bandleader Ron Renaissance and the glamorous vocalist Jodi Music are at the heart of the NYC-based Uptown Royalty, a combo at the forefront of the future of the modern salsa revolution. Uptown Royalty's fusion of classic salsa with contemporary pop, disco, rock, and R&B ignores divisions of genre and seeks connection across the musical spectrum. Backed by a multi-piece band, Ron and Jodi's fresh approach to live performance sizzles with irresistible charisma, energizing audiences with their spectacular energy.