Tag: Johnny “Dandy” Rodriguez
Calle Mambo Project: See The Light
The drummer Chris Smith’s dream of making music a way of life has something of a fairytale quality to it and so does the...
The Music of Puente, Machito & Henriquez
Featuring Music Director and Bassist Carlos Henriquez
and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
with special guests George Delgado, José Madera,
Pete Nater and Johnny "Dandy" Rodriguez
Jazz...
Latin Soul: Old Wine, New Bottle, Same Good Taste
Bandleader, vocalist, composer, graphic artist and radio personality Chico Alvarez reminisces about album cover art, marketing and merchandising trends, experimental music and visionary artist/producers...
Rick Arroyo – Mr. P (Arroyando Music – 2011)
Born in Bronx, NY, multi instrumentalist Rick Arroyo began playing piano at the age of 9, drums at age 11, congas, vibraphone at the age of 14 and has worked with some of the best Latin jazz musicians in the US. All that experience shows on his album Mr. P. The album starts with "Mr. P", dedicated to master Puerto Rican pianist Eddie Palmieri. The "afinque" on this piece (afinque means playing tight) is reminiscent of the glory days of salsa music [...]