Ignacio Berroa Trio

A native of Havana, Cuba, Ignacio
Berroa has been recognized by many as one of the greatest drummers of
our times. Born in 1953, he began his professional career in 1970 and moved to
New York in 1980. Since then, he has recorded and played with a wide range of
musicians including Dizzy Gillespie, Danilo Perez, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Joe
Lovano, Ron Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Jackie McLean, Milt Jackson, and Tito
Puente, among many others. Mr. Berroa’s first album as a leader [“Codes” (2006), on Blue Note Records] was nominated for the “Best Latin
Jazz Album” Grammy Award in 2007. This concert at Wesleyan will be the
Connecticut debut of Mr. Berroa’s trio, which features pianist Luis
Perdomo and bassist Ricardo Rodriguez.
A Crowell Concert Series event presented by the Music Department and the Center
for the Arts. Co-sponsored by the Center for the Americas and the Latin
American Studies Program. Pre-concert
talk by Nestor Prieto MA ’14 at 7:15 pm.