Loading details…
Artist
Bobby Sanabria
12+ albums
jazzlatinlatin jazzdrumsbatucada
about
"Bobby Sanabria - drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, recording artist, producer, educator and multiple Grammy nominee - has performed with a veritable Who's Who in the world of jazz and Latin music, as well as with his own critically acclaimed ensembles. His diverse recording and performing experience includes work with such legendary figures as Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Paquito D'Rivera, Charles McPherson, Mongo Santamar'a, Ray Barretto, Marco Rizo, Arturo Sandoval, Chico O'Farrill, Candido, Francisco Aguabella, Larry Harlow, Henry Threadgill, and the Godfather of Afro-Cuban Jazz, Mario Bauza. Bobby, the son of Puerto Rican parents, was born and raised in the "Fort Apache" section of New York City's South Bronx. Inspired and encouraged by Maestro Tito Puente, another fellow New York-born Puerto Rican, Bobby "got serious" and attended Boston's Berklee College of Music from 1975 to 1979, obtaining a Bachelor of Music degree and receiving their prestigious Faculty Association Award for his work as an instrumentalist. Since his graduation, Bobby has become a leader in the Afro-Cuban, Brasilian and jazz fields as both a drummer and percussionist, and is recognized as one of the most articulate musician-scholars of la tradicion living today. He has been featured on numerous Grammy-nominated albums, including The Mambo Kings and other movie soundtracks, as well as numerous television and radio work. Mr. Sanabria was the drummer with the legendary "Father of the Afro-
top songs
albums
Big Band Urban Folktales
Tito Puente Masterworks Live!!!
West Side Story Reimagined
Afro-Cuban Dream . . . Live & In Clave!!!
Kenya Revisited Live!!!
Bobby Sanabria & ¡Quarteto Aché!
¡New York City Aché!
▥
The Afro-Caribbean Rhythmic Artistry of Bobby Sanabria & Matthew Gonzalez
▥
Bobby Sanabria & Jquarteto Aché!
▥
Big Band Afro-Cuban Dream...Live And In Clave!!
▥
Afro-Cuban Dream
Quarteto Ache!