Jazz Articles about Adriano Santos

Adriano Santos: In Session

by Dan Bilawsky
March 28, 2010

Drummer Adriano Santos brings the rhythms of Brazil to the Big Apple when he performs. Santos, originally from São Paulo, has been an essential part of the jazz scene in New York since he moved there in 1995. His crisp, authentic and creative grooves have made him a first call drummer for Hendrik Meurkens, Vinicius Cantuaria, Claudio Roditi and many others. While Santos seemed content to live solely in the drummer-as-sideman role for many years, thankfully this has changed. In ...