Jerry Gonzalez
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
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- Christmas Coloring Book for Kids
- The Big Sketch Book SKETCH SKETCH SKETCH
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1970
- Active to
- 1986
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Discography
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- Listeners
- 7,504
- Total plays
- 40,907
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Jerry González (June 5, 1949 – October 1, 2018) was an American bandleader, trumpeter and percussionist of Puerto Rican descent. Together with his brother, bassist Andy González, he played an important role in the development of Latin jazz during the late 20th century. During the 1970s, both played alongside Eddie Palmieri and in Manny Oquendo's Conjunto Libre, and from 1980 to 2018 they directed The Fort Apache Band. From 2000 to 2018, Jerry González resided in Madrid, where he fronted Los Pira
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jerry
- Family name
- González
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Place of death
- Madrid
- Occupation
- music arranger
- Genre
- Latin jazz
- Instrument
- conga
- Record label
- Enja Records
- Image
- Jerry Gonzalez.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1949-06-05
- date of death
- 2018-10-01
- cause of death
- conflagration
- Commons category
- Jerry González
- manner of death
- natural causes
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