I first remember getting excited about the trumpet when my father took me to see Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass in 1966. I was eight years old. As a teenager I saw a TV program about Charlie Parker and heard Herbie Hancock's recording of "Maiden Voyage" with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet. They really blew me away. I began practicing, taking private trumpet lessons and going to jam sessions. I discovered Miles Davis, Lee Morgan, Clifford Brown, Clark Terry, Enrico Rava, Woody Shaw and other great jazz trumpet players along the way. While earning a BFA in Music at City College of New York I also studied trumpet privately with Vincent Penzarella (New York Philharmonic). In college, I started playing latin gigs around New York and have since shared the stage with many of the greats in Salsa music, including Tony Vega, Lalo Rodriguez, Adalberto Santiago, Cano Estremera, Tito Gomez and countless others. I have also toured the United States with the Broadway hit show "Chicago" and I have performed in fifteen countries on four continents with various jazz, pop, latin and R&B groups.
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Currently a member of these bands (2013):
+ Cita Rodriguez y Su Orchesta
+ Nayibe La Gitana
+ Sammy Gonzalez Jr. Y Su Orchesta
+ Harry Adorno Y Su Rumba
+ Orchesta Galante ( canta David Millan )
Past performances in Latin music include these artists:
Lalo Rodriguez
Adalberto Santiago
Luisito Carrion
Ray Sepulveda
Pedro Brull
Conjunto Chaney
Cheo Andujar
Conjunto Clasico
Ray De La Paz
Hector Tricoche
Pedro Arroyo
Son De Cali
Wilson Saoko Manyoma
Tony Vega
Cuco Valoy
Marvin Santiago
Cano Estremera
Tito Gomez
Anthony Cruz
Rafu Warner
Chamaco Rivera
Pupy Cantor
Wichi Camacho
Primi Cruz
Billy Carrion
Junior Gonzalez
Rafael De Jesus
Roberto Lugo
Roberto Blades
Kim De Los Santos
Sergio Rivero
… and many more