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25 de feb. de 2012 · Personnel: Sammy Figueroa – percussion, Silvano Monasterios – piano, Gabriel Vivas – bass, John Michalak – saxophones, Alexander Pope Norris – trumpet, Nomar Negroni – drums. Website: sammyfigueroa.com | Buy music on: amazon. Member of the Jazz Journalist Association since 2010. Member of the Ponce International Jazz Festival Commitee.
All three of these albums are notable for brilliant compositions and arrangements by Venezuelan composer/musicians Silvano Monasterios on piano and Gabriel Vivas on bass. “And Sammy Walked In” and “The Magician” have both been honored with Grammy® Nominations for Best Latin Jazz Album.
25 de ago. de 2023 · Musicians – Sammy Figueroa: percussion and vocals; Gonzalo Rubalcaba: piano; Aymée Nuvíola: vocals [1, 3, 7, 10]; Ricardo Rodríguez: contrabass; Ludwig Afonso: drums; Felipe LaMoglia: tenor saxophone [1 – 6, 8, 10, 11]; Francisco Dimas: trumpet 1 – 6, 8, 10, 11].
Sammy Figueroa (born November 16, 1948, The Bronx, New York) is an American percussionist. At 18 he joined the band of bassist Bobby Valentín and also co-led the Brazilian/Latin fusion group Raíces. As of 2023, he is living in South Florida and performs with the Sammy Figueroa and His Latin Jazz Explosion band.
Recently, Sammy has been integrating drum & bass, jungle, trance, ambient sounds and R&B with Latin rhythms and sounds. He is featured on 'Gran Riserva' (Six Degrees Records) by the Viennese electronica d.j./producers Zihan & Kamian and has been performing regularly with Miami's famed DJ LeSpam & the Spam All-Stars.
17 de sept. de 2023 · Sammy Figueroa was born in the Bronx and raised in Puerto Rico, the son of romantic singer Charlie Figueroa. After many years as New York's number one percussionist, in 2001 Sammy relocated to South Florida. It was there that Sammy discovered a rich treasure trove of amazing Latin jazz virtuosos from Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia and ...
14 de jul. de 2023 · Searching For A Memory (Busco Tu Recuerdo)— a remarkable Latin jazz album by the legendary GRAMMY-nominated percussionist Sammy Figueroa, featuring GRAMMY-winning Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba and the dynamic Latin GRAMMY-winning Cuban vocalist Aymée Nuviola.
