"En noviembre de 2004, como parte de un equipo de programación altamente exitoso, me uní a la exitosa estación de radio LA RAZA 93.3 FM, operada por Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS). Trabajando junto a renombrados profesionales de la radio, incluyendo a Juan Carlos Hidalgo, el difunto Bill Tanner, Pío Ferro, y el Gerente General Peter Remington—ayudé a lanzar un capítulo definitorio y exitoso de mi carrera.
En tan solo tres meses, elevamos la estación para competir al mismo nivel que el líder del mercado regional desde hace mucho tiempo. Como equipo al aire y de gestión, nos conectamos exitosamente con la audiencia y transformamos el desempeño comercial de la estación. Desde un punto de vista empresarial, la estación pasó de operar con pérdidas a generar $1.25 millones en ingresos mensuales.
Edna Vazquez is currently expanding as a world class musician with the acclaimed ‘Little Big Band” Pink Martini and interactions with Symphonies from all over the USA, and the world, such as (France, Grece, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Budapest, London, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Israel, Canada, and Mexico) and as a Soloist.
The Edna Vazquez Quintet has been performing together since 2010 and combines a traditional string band instrumentation with fresh original compositions in a variety of musical styles. From Trovas to Tangos, the Quintet lifts the audience’s spirit and takes them on a musical journey through the rhythms of Latin America.With songs deeply rooted in human emotion and raising awareness about political issues and injustice, the several faces of the group blend together in a unified sound. The Quintet features Edgar Baltazar on classical guitar, Adrianna Locke on violin, Bernardo Gomez on upright bass and Eddie Esparza on hand drums and percussion.
Hailed as the Pacific Northwest’s premier Rock en Español/Bilingual band, the members of No Passengers are passionate about the music they create together. No Passengers began in 2009 in Portland, Oregon with Edgar Baltazar/Guitar, Jorge Rodriguez/Bass & vocals, Edna Vazquez/Lead Vocals & Rhythm Guitar, and Eddie Esparza/Drums.
Since that time the band has earned a loyal following across the Pacific Northwest. Each member of the group brings their own influence and different styles of music that ranges from rock to mariachi and as a band they have created a new flavor of rock in the NW that is both bilingual and original.
Building a repertoire was the first priority of the band which led them into the recording studio in 2010 to record a 5 song EP at Toadhouse records. The band quickly licensed three of their songs to the music licensing company Killer Tracks, which is a subsidiary of Universal Music.As a result, their songs were featured on the Animal Planet TV show “Tanked”. In Winter 2013 No Passengers flew to Los Angeles, CA. to perform two of their songs for an internationally televised program on “Estrella TV”.
Upon returning home the group started writing material for their debut self-titled full length CD which they released in late September 2013. During this period No Passengers supported such notable artists as Molotov.
After playing several shows in support of the release, No Passengers went their separate ways in early 2014.
Mariachi Los Palmeros was born in 1997 to Director and trumpet player Aurelio Garnica. Edna Vazquez joined the band in 1998 becoming the first woman and mariachi vocalist/vihuela player in the Pacific Northwest.
For more than a decade, Mariachi Los Palmeros has performed in the Oregon area, dedicated to engaging community at weddings, quinceañeras and Cultural Festivals as well as many other social events and occasions of all sorts. They have performed all over Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Montana, and North California and are well known in the Latino community.
Over the years they have accompanied Latin American celebrities including Yolanda del Rio, Maribel Guardia, Federico Villa, Beatriz Adriana, Rosenda Bernal, Juan Valentin, and many others.