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Ignacio Berroa Trio at The Falcon
Courtesy of Sally Lynch | Posted on October 3, 2013
Where
The Falcon
1348 Rte 9w
Marlboro, NY
Map
845-236-7970
When
Sat, November 2, 2013
7:00pm-10:00pm
At Door
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Musicians
Ignacio Berroa
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Ignacio Berroa has been recognized by many as one of the greatest drummers of our times. He was honored by inclusion in the 2011 Modern Drummer Magazine and Blue Note Records Mp3 entitled “Jazz Drumming Legends”.
Berroa was born in Havana Cuba on July 8 1953.
He began his musical education at age 11 at the National School of Arts and subsequently at Havana’s National Conservatory, beginning his professional career in 1970. By 1975 Ignacio had become Cuba’s most sought after drummer.
In 1980 he left his country during the Mariel Boatlift and settled in New York City where he met the great Cuban musician Mario Bauza who introduced him to Dizzy Gillespie. In August 1981 Gillespie invited Ignacio to join his quartet....