The UNLV Latin Jazz Ensembles has won numerous Downbeat Student Music Awards, and has attended the Jazz Education Network Convention multiple times, including the 2025 JEN Convention in Atlanta. UNLV Latin Jazz is directed by Pepe Jimenez-Castro.

The Latin Jazz Ensemble exposes you to performance, with emphasis on essential stylistic interpretations associated with Latin jazz repertoire. Rehearsals are weekly, and you must be enrolled in order to participate in this class.