Hector Ward & The Big Time is an original 8 piece band saturated in Rock, Blues, Funk/Ska and Afro-Cuban Roots. The Big Time commands many genres and Ward uniquely infuses his Cuban Heritage into the Bands sound. Ward and his Big Time horns delve into ska, surf, Latin, funk and country with startling command.The band has shared the stage with the likes of Eric Burdon & The Animals, The Zombies, Christopher Cross, Gary Clark Jr, Black Joe Lewis and The Honey Bears, Del Castillo, Bob Schneider, W.C.Clark, Ian McLagan, Carolyn Wonderland, Ben Kweller, Ozomatli, Shinyribs and Uncle Lucius.