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Ray Barretto: Together
by C. Andrew Hovan
As of this writing, it has been more than 20 years since we lost the great conguero Ray Barretto. A native New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent, Barretto was among the first musicians to bring the conga drum into the standard jazz combo. His unmistakable touch can be heard throughout the early 1960s on a string of jazz classics by Lou Donaldson, Red Garland, Gene Ammons, Kenny Burrell, Herbie Mann, and Jimmy Forrest. As the Latin music scene exploded in ...
Continue ReadingSepteto Roberto Rodriguez at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles
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All About Jazz
Skirball Cultural Center presents SEPTETO ROBERTO RODRIGUEZ Thursday, May 26, 7:30 p.m. $25 General, $20 Skirball Members, $15 Students 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049 Located off the 405 Freeway; exit Skirball Ctr Dr General information: (310) 440-4500 www.skirball.org Advance tickets recommended: (866) 468-3399 or www.ticketweb.com LOS ANGELES – The Skirball Cultural Center’s World Mosaic series, featuring music from around the globe, concludes with a final spring performance. Percussionist, composer and Grammy nominee Roberto Rodriguez, brings his signature ...
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Roberto Rodriguez Septet in Los Angeles
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All About Jazz
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 27, 2005 Contact: Mia Cariño, (310) 440-4544 Email: [email protected] Skirball Cultural Center presents SEPTETO ROBERTO RODRIGUEZ Thursday, May 26, 7:30 p.m. $25 General, $20 Skirball Members, $15 Students 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049 Located off the 405 Freeway; exit Skirball Ctr Dr General information: (310) 440-4500 www.skirball.org Advance tickets recommended: (866) 468-3399 or www.ticketweb.com LOS ANGELES – The Skirball Cultural Center’s World Mosaic series, featuring music from around the globe, concludes with a ...
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