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Louie Romero y su Mazacote
Courtesy of Paye | Posted on February 7, 2011
When
Fri, March 18, 2011
07:00pm - 10:00pm
At Door
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Musicians
Louie Romero
percussionHector Lugo
percussionDerek James Else
clarinetSteffen Kuehn
trumpetPete Cornell
saxophone, altoSilvestre Martinez
percussionAbout
sanjosejazz.org
Louie Romero, Manny Martinez, Hector Lugo, Derek James, Jorge Pomar, Steffen Kuehn, Carlos Aldam, Pete Cornell, Carlos Aldama Perez, Silvestre Martinez, Peter Meredith
Born in Brooklyn, Louie began playing percussion at the age of seven, inspired by his father Juan. Louie began appearing on the New York salsa scene in the 1960’s. In 1967, famous trombonist and bandleader Willie Colón asked Louie to join his band after seeing him perform at New York's Broadway Casino. He played with Willie for 10 years. Louie is also renowned for his work with, Rubén Blades, Celia Cruz, Ron Carter, and other salsa and jazz stars in his native New York. He has appeared on five gold records and two platinum records....