Ray Barretto News

But it was his fusion work with British drummer Bill Bruford on albums including Feels Good to Me and One of a Kind that he gained greater international exposure and a reputation as one of jazz's finest electric bassists.

We were pretty stoked to find out that one of our favorite local music shows, CATV-19's Nashville Latin Xpress , was stepping off the soundstage and onto a real stage.

Mambo, cha-cha, merengue and more." Musical influences "Among others, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Barretto, Cal Tjader, Tito Puente, Willie Colon, El Gran Combo, Celia Cruz, Hilton Ruiz, Eddie Palmieri, Fort Apache Band and Mongo Santamaria." Day jobs * Carlos: Restaurant services * Tom: Products for the physically challenged * Taze: Guitar teacher * ...

From humble beginnings - co-founder Johnny Pacheco used to sell records out of the trunk of his car - to 44,000 fans mobbing Yankee Stadium for the historic 1973 Fania All-Stars concert, Fania Records is arguably the single most important record label in the history of Salsa.

One of several prominent Jewish Americans in New York's bustling Latin music scene, Harvey Averne first cut his teeth in Catskills clubs.

Genre: Formed in October 1980 in Amsterdam, N.Y., this 11-piece orchestra is led by Bronx-born bassist Alex Torres.

Saturday, September 19. Catalyst eighth anniversary party. Catalyst, 301 Westward Dr., Miami Springs.

Saxophonist/Composer Miguel Zenon will be bringing his Esta Plena Quintet to the Jazz Showcase in Chicago, Ill.

It was a late morning in a junior high school located in Long Beach, New York when a lonely, rarely used baritone saxophone chose an adolescent student named Roger Rosenberg as its sole and rightful owner.

This reissue reintroduces us to percussionist Tito Puente's bestselling recording.

Tito Puente never had a bar mitzvah, but if he did, the celebration might have looked a little like the scene outside Lincoln Center on August 23, during the grand finale of the center's summer Out of Doors festival .

The album Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos dates from a time in the late 1940s through the mid-'60s when Latin music was hugely popular in this country's Jewish community.

Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club continues to invigorate the Harlem Jazz scene with its Latin Jazz Legacy Series featuring TRIBUTE TO RAY BARRETTO Friday, August 22nd and Saturday, August 23rd, Showtimes 8:00pm and 10:00pm at Creole, 2167 Third Avenue, Corner of 118th Street, NY, NY 10035.

Although both of his parents were full-blooded Puerto Ricans, Ray Barretto was as American as they come.

Although both of his parents were full-blooded Puerto Ricans, Ray Barretto was as American as they come.

Although both of his parents were full-blooded Puerto Ricans, Ray Barretto was as American as they come.

The long-running salsa/Latin jazz outfit Tipica '73 originally formed in New York during 1972, drawing inspiration by the likes of Tito Puente, Arsenio Rodriguez, and Machito.