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Pedrito Martinez And Alfredo Rodriguez at Rialto Theatre
Courtesy of Evvnt | Posted on January 2, 2023
When
Thu, January 19, 2023
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Not specified
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Headed to the States, where they melded the music of their homeland with a wide variety of influences, each in his own deeply personal way.
Zoom in a little, though, and the two paths differ considerably. Rodriguez was born into a musical family, his father a popular singer and TV host. A child prodigy, he studied classical piano at the prestigious Conservatorio Amadeo Roldan and Instituto Superior de Arte while playing popular music in his father's orchestra by night. While performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2006 he was discovered by his future mentor and producer, the legendary Quincy Jones....