Pete Rodriguez Latin Jazz Project — live event
Pete Rodriguez / TrumpetJon Beshay / Tenor SaxEsteban Castro / PianoRaul Reyes / BassKoleby Royston / DrumsRobert Quintero / PercussionTrumpeter, composer, vocalist percussionist and educator, Dr. Pete Rodríguez, carries the bloodline of Nuyorican salsa as he takes the tradition of Afro-Cuban jazz to new places. The son of renowned salsero Pete “El Conde” Rodríguez and godson of Fania Records bandleader Johnny Pacheco, the younger Rodríguez cut his teeth backing up some of the greatest names in Latin music. He became his father’s musical director at the age of 19. Coached by pianist Oscar Hernandez, the former director for “El Conde” and Ruben Blades, Rodríguez was playing trumpet, singing coro, playing maracas and giving cues to the band. As a vocalist, he sang on Tito Puente’s Grammy-award winning Mambo Birdland. As an instrumentalist, he’s appeared with legends including Celia Cruz, Eddie Palmieri, Chico O’Farrill and Bebo Valdez. Now, as a bandleader, Rodríguez is drawing on these
Starts: 2025-06-26T18:00:49Z
Ends: 2025-06-26T19:25:49Z
Where: 183 West 10th Street, New York, New York 10014, United States
Price: $0.0