Manolo Badrena

The history of Puerto Rican percussionist Manolo Badrena dates back to jazz drummer and bandleader Art Blakey’s tests merging percussionists from differing ethnic backgrounds. Within the ’70s, Badrena not merely worked for quite some time with Weather Record, at that time among the best modern jazz sights, but additionally toured using the Rolling Rocks like a supplemental percussionist. Although he continuing to utilize rock performers, the former do even more for his profession; it resulted in sunny times with players such as for example Steve Khan also to involvement in Spyro Gyra. Through the ’80s, Badrena collaborated with Expenses Evans (the saxophonist, not really the pianist), along with a stint with eccentric pianist and composer Carla Bley lasted relatively longer. Active with the 2000s, he performed and documented using the Zawinul Syndicate and Trio Mundo, and made an appearance on albums by Pete Levin, John Mayer, and longtime associate Ahmad Jamal.