Jose Ponce - Live Music Event

Ponce has been a working musician since the age of 18. He is the third of five children of parents Jesus “Chuy” Ponce and the former Margarita Padilla and a lifelong resident of New Mexico. The singer/songwriter has been producer of the New Mexico Music Awards (NMMA) since 2005, championing over three decades of excellence in recorded music within the state of new Mexico. He currently lives in Albuquerque and tours as a solo artist and as a member of the group the Windsor Creek Trio. Other accomplishments include his work as a filmmaker, author, actor, and as co-founder with his wife Kathy, of the Eric Larson Endowment at the University of New Mexico.

Jose has hundreds of stories from a lifetime in music and film. With tons of songs in his repertoire, he can play anything; country, jazz, blues, folk and more. Jose’s shows are entertaining and crowd pleasing. Jose continues to write and sell his music to national and international artists, film and TV. Through the New Mexico Music Awards, he works to promote New Mexico musicians as artists globally and to film and television.