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Craig Russo
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Craig Russo has performed as a Latin percussionist and drumset artist for twenty years in the Midwest and Northeast. In addition to his strong jazz background, Craig has a special interest in Afro-Cuban music styles. He has traveled several times to Cuba in recent years, to study at the National School of Arts with such renowned Cuban percussionists as Roberto Vizcaino, Adel Gonzalez, Jose Lario and Sergio Luis Cardoza. Craig has been featured on both drumset and congas with several regional Salsa and Latin jazz groups, over the last several years. These include Adelante (Champaign, IL); Miavana (Champaign, IL); The Tim Green Latin Jazz Ensemble (Champaign, IL); Urbano (Syracuse, NY); The Walter Bell Latin Jazz Unit (Richmond, VA); and Clavesol (St
Jazz St. Louis Confirms Additional Bistro Bookings for Fall 2010
Jazz St. Louis has confirmed the schedule of local and regional talent that will perform this fall at Jazz at the Bistro, filling the alternate weeks still open after the Bistro's 2010-11 schedule of touring artists was announced back in May.Guitarist Eric Slaughter will make his Bistro debut as a leader on Friday, September ...
Spotlight: In the Middle, the Craig Russo Latin Jazz Project
The Spotlight Series highlights upcoming Latin Jazz musicians that have yet to reach national recognition. Many of these musicians thrive in local scenes and some tour in support of releases. All these musicians contribute greatly to the overall Latin Jazz scene, and they deserve our “spotlighted" attention. In the Middle The Craig Russo Latin Jazz Project ...
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Album: In the Middle
By Craig Russo
Label: Cagoots Records
Released: 2008
Duration: 06:30
Soul Eyes
By Craig Russo
Label: Cagoots Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Sabor, Soul Eyes, You Stepped Out of a Dream, A Flower is a Lovesome Thing, Speak No Evil, ESP, Maiden Voyage, Moanin,' The Lamp is Low
Craig Russo Latin Jazz Project: Soul Eyes
by Dan McClenaghan
You could call this Latin jazz with a Midwestern accent. Percussionist Craig Russo and the Latin Jazz Project are a group of mostly mainstream players hailing from the Champaign-Urbana, Illinois neck of the woods, which is probably not what one would consider a hotbed of Latin culture. But they've put out a very tangy, jubilant and ...
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