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Pete Rodriguez Quintet at Monks Jazz Club
Courtesy of Daniel Andersen | Posted on February 18, 2022
When
Fri, February 18, 2022
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Pete Rodriguez
trumpet and vocalsJerry Espinosa
saxophone, tenorDan Andersen
guitar, electricRyan Hagler
bassMichael Longoria
drumsAbout
Trumpeter, vocalist, and percussionist 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.
Rodriguez became his father’s musical director at the age of 19. Coached by pianist Oscar Hernandez, 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 experiences to take his brand of Afro-Cuban jazz in exciting new directions. ...