Francisco Mela
Biography
Francisco Jose Mela is a Cuban drummer and percussionist who has performed with a wide array of prominent international Latin and jazz artists including Kenny Barron, Gary Bartz, JoAnne Brackeen, Jane Bunnett, Regina Carter, Anat Cohen, Paquito D'Rivera, George Garzone, Larry Grenadier, Stefon Harris, Lionel Loueke, Joe Lovano, Jason Moran, John Patitucci, John Scofield, Esperanza Spalding, Mark Turner, McCoy Tyner, Chucho Valdés, Kenny Werner, and many others.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
89 releases · 25 albums · active 2002–2026
- Performance · 137
- Other credits · 33
- Production · 1
Studios: Sear Sound · Douglass Recording Studios · Samurai Hotel · PBS Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Esperanza Spalding
- Zoh Amba
- Daniel Carter
- Eva Novoa
- Joe Lovano Us Five
- Pepe Rivero Trio
- Melissa Aldana
- Eunhye Jeong