JERRY GONZALEZ

JERRY GONZALEZ and THE FORT APACHE BAND

Jerry GONZALEZ is a jazz trumpeter and percussionist born in New York City. He started playing congas with Dizzy GILLESPIE in 1970.

Jerry and his brother Andy are the founders of the CONJUNTO ANABACOA and of the GRUPO FOLKLORIKO Y EXPERIMENTAL NUEVAYORQUINO. They recorded two albums:

Concepts in Unity (1974) and
Lo Dice Todo (1975)

ANABACOA

CHOCO'S GUAJIRA

... with Andy Gonzalez (Jerry's brother), Sonny Fortune, Milton Cardona, Kenny Kirkland,


The River Is Deep (1982)
Obatalá (1988)
Rumba Para Monk (1988)

Monk's Mood

EARTH DANCE