"When you are asked to represent TITO PUENTE and your back up is a 30 piece orchestra and you took the #1 spot from 26 other finalist to perform this TRIBUTE then you get this OUTSTANDING UNIQUE ARTIST who lays it down and TITO IS PROUD Of "CHILLIE WILLIE GROOVE" !!"
Robin Winters - Hermosa Beach Herald
"WOW! What a fresh new treat for the LATIN JAZZ AND SMOOTH JAZZ Audience!! Young-Energetic-Syncopative and TOO Convincing to let this Veteran Artist slip by and not checking this MASTER PERCUSSIONIST out!! Simply The Best!!!"
Steven Baird - Tucson Weekly
"This LATIN PERCUSSIONIST is all three in one!!! TITO PUENTE-MONGO SANTAMARIA-and ROBERTO ROENA!! Percussion Rhythm and Rhyme runs through his vein with every percussive strike of the TIMBALES-CONGAS-BONGOS..There is only ONE CHILLIE WILLIE GROOVE to watch out for in 2017!!!"
Vera Blanchard - Los Angeles Times Music
"This impressive group of professional musicians will bring you to your feet as they send the flavor of the music straight to your soul."
Rhonda Banuelos - Tucson Happenings Magazine
"Queen Creek residents may notice a jazzier vibe in the air since songwriter and musician, William Portela, known as Chillie Willie Groove, moved to town..."
Kathleen Stinson - Arizona Republic
"This is an exciting percussionist/drummer. His live shows are an excellent arrangement and compliment to those before him, on the percussion instrument."
Shombee - YouTube Video
"Chillie Willie Groove, percussionist extraordinaire...performing contemporary Latin Jazz & Salsa music."
Admin - The Hut
"Chillie Willie Grove offers a combination of Gospel music with a smooth jazz feel and rhythm & blues additives, depending on the venue, but is dominated by the Latin percussion instruments as the core."
Tate Publishing - Tate Publishing
"He views the music he makes as storytelling and the tunes inspire one's body to get up and dance, sing, or drum along." Pg. 44
Pilar Mogollon - Zocalo Tucson
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