Artist
Jerry González
Manhattan, United States
Jerry González is a musician from Manhattan, United States. They also recorded with The Salsoul Orchestra.
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Biography
American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and percussionist (born June 5, 1949 in New York City, NY, of Puerto Rican descent)
Brother of Andy Gonzalez
He died at the Hospital Clínico (Madrid) due to smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in his apartment in the Lavapiés neighborhood (Madrid, Spain) on October 1, 2018.
Jerry worked: Dizzy Gillespie, Jaco Pastorius, McCoy Tyner, Kenny Dorham, Eddie Palmieri (in the group "El Son"), "Manny Oquendo's Conjunto Libre", in his own groups called "Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache".
Recorded or performed with many jazz artists, including: Dizzy Gillespie, Jaco Pastorius, Tony Williams, McCoy Tyner, Kenny Dorham, Anthony Braxton, Tito Rodriguez, Ray Barretto, Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Paquito D'Rivera, Machito.
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The Salsoul Orchestra
A project Jerry González was part of.
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