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Trumpeter, vocalist, and percussionist Pete Rodríguez carries the bloodline of Nuyorican salsa as he takes his unique brand of jazz to exciting new places. Son of salsa singer Pete “El Conde” Rodriguez and godson of Fania Records bandleader Johnny Pacheco, Rodríguez cut his teeth playing with some of the greatest names in Latin music. By age 19, he was musical director of his father’s 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, Chico O'Farrill, Bebo Valdez and Eddie Palmieri, including performing on the Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project’s Grammy-winning release, Simpatico. As a bandleader, Rodriguez draws on his diverse upbringing—including living through the birth of Hip Hop in the Bronx and becoming an accomplished classical trumpeter as an adolescent Puerto Rico—to create his own brand of jazz that defies categorization. The result is music that has been praised as “not only instrumentally ferocious, but texturally rich and at times profoundly intimate,” with compositions “rich in musical depth, tone and beauty, as well as rhythm and melody… giving his music an appeal beyond genres.” (Downbeat). His music demonstrates his aptitude for hard-driving, modern post-bop jazz, as much as melodic Latin variants and R&B-tinged grooves. Rodriguez has released a series of acclaimed albums as a leader, including Mind Trip, The Alchemist, Caminando con Papi (Destiny Records), El Conde Negro (Destiny Records), Obstacles (Sunnyside Records), and his most recent, I’m Pete Rodríguez, Vol. 1 (Sunnyside Records), named one of the Best of 2024 by the New York City Jazz Record. His forthcoming I’m Pete Rodríguez, Vol. 2 continues his exploration of identity, resilience, and innovation.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jazz Continuum Latin Edition

by David Brown
April 1, 2025

This week, we're featuring the Jazz Continuum Latin Edition. Let's dive into some Latin sounds from NYC, starting with Pete Rodriguez's “I Like It (I Like It Like That)," followed by the Joe Cuba Sextet and Nuyorican percussionist Ray Barretto. We'll also spotlight two albums from this weekend in history: Kenny Dorham's Afro-Cuban (1955) and McCoy ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Hayoung Lyou, Pete Rodriguez, Kika Sprangers, Eric Person & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 3, 2025

As temperatures keep dropping, we must rely on music to get the heat we need. Enjoy a playlist that should bring you a welcome degree of warmth and introspection.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Peter Somuah “Conqueror" Highlife (ACT) 0:16 Host talks 4:18 Pete ...

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I'm Pete Rodriguez, Vol. 1

By Pete Rodriguez

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Jesus Said Show Affection to Your Enemies, I Say F**k That; They Smile in Your Face (the Backstabbers); Don't Help Me, Help the Bear; The End; Mi Corazon; When You Just Need a Vibe; Raining; The Opposite Way (Alicia's Tune); Mi Corazon (Instrumental)

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Discover The Present

By Altin Sencalar

Label: Posi-Tone Records
Released: 2024

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Archive Music From Gordon Beck And Brand New Releases

by Bob Osborne
December 5, 2024

This week we focus on a new release from the excellent Jazz In Britain label. The Progress Box Set from Gordon Beck's Gyroscope is a compilation of studio, live, radio and rehearsal session recordings from the tape archives of Ron Mathewson and Gordon. The release provides a chronological audio history of Gyroscope's formation and development, indeed ...

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Festive Interplay

By John Mills

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: Why Not; Collective Cha; Dreaming In Bomba; Festive Interplay; Never Fair; Not Sure So Sure; 3 Sisters; The Quest; Indi-Go-Go (Alegria); Who Knows Maybe Tomorrow.

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Reconnected

By Altin Sencalar

Label: Next Level
Released: 2021
Track listing: Chance Links Desnudo A Modern Memory Tenderly Reaching Out for More I Hear a Rhapsody Reconected

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Obstacles

By Pete Rodriguez

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: 50; Abraham; El Proceso; Academic Backstabbing 101; Mi Ritmo; Triple Positive; Austin & Ally; Obstacles; Someone Else; Mary Dick Ellen; FU John

Article: Year in Review

Ludovico Granvassu's 2021 Sonic Delights

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 29, 2021

Jazz is not a competitive sport and “Best Ofs" are misnomers. End of the year listicles have no bearing on the artistic standing of the albums they include, or on those they neglect, just like a five star review doesn't make the album it graces any better than it already is. But, apparently, humans ...