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- About Me:
- Roberto Juan Rodriguez -Band Leader, Composer & Percussionist
Roberto Juan Rodriguez is a bonafide innovator, that rare musician whose creative vision, breathes joy and melancholy with tremendous emotional clarity. Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
"Bravo! Completely enchanting,delightful-different for my ears. It pulled me in" Ray Barretto (from Jazz Times "Before and After interview" November 2004)
Born in East Havana Cuba, and raised in Miami, percussionist and composer Roberto Rodriguez brings groundbreaking new music through his cross-cultural roots. Drawing upon his influences across the board of traditional Cuban music roots to contemporary genres of world music and jewish music, pop, jazz and improvisation, electronic, classical, he is one of the most versed performers and intriguing composers today.
Education:
Roberto Rodriguez was born in El Vedado Habana, Cuba. He studied violin, piano and trumpet at Caturla Conservatory of Music in Habana, and trumpet and drumset from his father, trumpeter and arranger Roberto Luis Rodriguez. Roberto began playing professionally drumset at the age of 13 in Miami with his fathers ensembles as well as Israel “ Cachao “ Lopez. He received full scholarship to the music program at Univ. of Miami.
Sexteto Roberto Rodriguez: Gilad Harel - clarinet, Ivan Barenboim-clarinet, Bernie Minoso (formely with Paul Simon and Tito Puente) - bass, Jonathan Keren - violin, Uri Sharlin - accordion, Igor Arias Baro - Congas & Bongos, Roberto Rodriguez – bandleader/composer/percussion
Awards:
Festiladino Jerusalem, Finalist “En Este Corazon”
BBC 3 Radio Best World Music Award Recipient 2007
Arts International Grantee
American Music Awards Recipient (MSM)
Grammy Awards Nominee (MSM)
Performances: Krakow Jewish Cultural Festival, Lincoln Center David Rubinstein Atrium, Concertgebouw Holland, Barbican Theater London, Malta Jazz Festival, Sines Musicas do Mundo Portugal, Museum of Jewish Heritage NYC, Skirball Center LA, Istanbul Jazz, Slovenia Jazz Festival, The White House with MSM, The Princess Trust with MSM,The Grammy’s,The American Music Awards,The Billboard Awards
Features and Reviews
The World NPR, All Songs Considered NPR, Modern Drummer, Downbeat Magazine,
All About Jazz NY, Washington Post, Jazziz, Vibrations , Signal to Noise, All Music Guide, The New York Times,
Boston Globe,Le Monde, The Guardian UK, Jerusalem Report, The Jewish Forward, Time Out NY,Ethnomusicology Vol 51-No 1-Winter 2007
Rescordings:
Rufus Wainwright, Joe Jackson,John Zorn,Marc Ribot , Celia Cruz,Israel “CACHAO” Lopez, Paquito D’Rivera, Julio Iglesias, Miami Sound Machine, Paul Simon, TBone Burnett, Lloyd Cole, Reuben Blades, Larry Coryell, Dr. L Subramaniam, Kavita Krishnamurti, Randy Brecker , Dave Liebman , Kim Karnes, Phoebe Snow, Dianne Shurer , Lester Bowie, Wadada Leo Smith
Projects:
The Mulato Insurgency – Manos Piadosas (Devout Hands)
Sexteto Roberto Rodriguez
Electric Kulintang- Best10 cd’s WIRE-UK 2007
Mundo Niños-This is a Beat 2005,Lullabies 2009
Maurice El Medioni meets Roberto Rodriguez- Best BBC Radio 3 2007
Irving Fields Trio
Joe Jackson singer, composer, writer
Dr. L Subramaniam, S. Indian violin virtuoso
Kavita Krishnamurti, classical Indian singer
Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos
John Zorn saxophonist and composer
Documentary Film The First Basket music by Roberto Rodriguez 2006
Selected Discography:
Roberto Rodriguez Timba Talmud (Tzadik 2009)
Electric Kulintang Dialects (Plastic)
Maurice el Medioni meets Roberto Rodriguez: Descarga Oriental, (Piranha)
Rufus Wainwright- Want (Geffen)
Roberto Rodriguez ~ Timba Talmud ~ Baila! Gitano Baila! ~El Danzon de Moises (Tzadik)
Mundo Niños This is a Beat!, Lullabies(Indipendent)
Jessie Harris Los Ferdinandos (Blue Note)
Joe Jackon Live - Two Rainy Nights (Sony )
Marc Ribot, & los cubanos postizos and !Muy Divertido! (Atlantic )
John Zorn, Taboo & Exile (Tzadik)
Miami Sound Machine, Into the Light and Cuts both ways (Epic )
Roberto Juan Rodriguez's Videos
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