Santana

Carlos Santana built one of the most distinctive guitar sounds in rock, blending Latin rhythms, blues phrasing, and jazz-inflected soloing into songs like "Oye Como Va," "Black Magic Woman," and "Smooth." The band's self-titled debut and Woodstock performance helped define a genre-crossing sound that still fills arenas decades later.

Santana has a show coming up at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, a pairing of artist and venue that feels right given how the band's music has always leaned on space, echo, and a sense of occasion.