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The Pedrito Martinez Group featuring Ariacne Trujillo at Belleayre Music Festival at Belleayre Jazz Club - Lodge
Courtesy of Susan Shaw | Posted on July 26, 2013
Where
Belleayre Jazz Club - Lodge
Belleayre Music Festival
181 Galli Curci Road
Highmount, NY
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When
Fri, August 2, 2013
8:00pm
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Pedrito Martinez has been described as "a force of nature with hands of thunder and a voice like lightning." Since arriving in the United States at the end of the 1990s, the Cuban percussionist has been all over the place, putting Latin rhythms into the weave of all kinds of groups. But when his drums, singing and writing are the focus "he's an incomparable performer," wrote Ben Ratliff of The New York Times.
The band has built a fan base that includes Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, Derek Trucks and Taj Mahal, who calls Pedrito's quartet "the best band in New York City."
Rounding out the quartet are percussionist Jhair Sala, electric bassist Alvaro Benavides, and keyboard player/vocalist Araicne Trujillo.