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Born, raised, and musically educated in NYC, I started my musical pursuits at age 6 playing guitar via my mother who was a pro bass player/vocalist at the time. By age 9, I was playing trumpet. Clasically and jazz trained, by age 14, due to my family opening the doors, I started performing professionally with local salsa and merengue bands. By age 19 to the present day, my career took off somewhat and I have been performing professionally and/or working on a freelance level, recorded, jammed, arranged for, and associated myself with some of the worlds greatest artists and musical icons: Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Eddie Palmieri, Ray Barretto, Tito Nieves, Jose Alberto"El Canario", Marc Anthony, La India, Larry Harlow and the Latin Legends Band, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Latin Giants of Jazz, La Sonora Matancera, Hector Lavoe, Frankie Ruiz, Victor Manuelle, Gilberto Santarosa, Conjunto Clasico, Ralph Irizarry's SonCafe & Timbalaye, Cano Estremera, Willie Rosario, Grupo Fascinacion, Milly Quesada, Sergio Vargas, Los Hermanos Lebron, Ray Sepulveda, Michael Stuart, Johnny Rivera, Jerry Rivera, DLG, Hall and Oats, Ray Charles, Chic Korea, Dizzie Gillespie, Red Rodney, Wynton Marsalis, and many, many more. The list is too long. I recently participated in a movie called "El Cantante", a story about the life of Hector Lavoe. I am Hector's trumpeter thruout the stages of his career. Check out a short clip above of the action. Also check out some of my trumpet and arranging work on the tracks above. I love music. It's in my heart and soul and the memories and good times that I've shared with all of these artists and icons and the friends Ive made thru the years will stay with me for all of my live long days. Que Viva La Musica !!!
