Daniel Ponce (musician)
Daniel Ponce (* 12 July 1953 in Havana ; † 10. March 2013 in Miami ) was an American percussionist and jazz - drummer of Cuban origin.
Live and act
Ponce was introduced to Afro-Cuban rhythms early on by his grandfather, who was a well-known batá drummer . At the age of eleven he played the cowbell at Los Brillantes in Havana and as a teenager he was drawn to play the conga at Comparso Federacion Estudiantil Universitario . In 1980 he fled to the USA, where he went straight to New York. At the invitation of Jerry and Andy Gonzalez , he was able to perform at the Village Gate jazz club , where Paquito D'Rivera met him and was drawn to his album Paquito Blowin ' (1981). Even Eddie Palmieri and McCoy Tyner ( La leyenda de la hora , 1981) discovered his talent quickly; Kip Hanrahan and Bill Laswell ( Baselines , Material ) also used him for their productions in the early 1980s; he also played on Herbie Hancock's hit album Future Shock (1983). In 1982 he performed with Wynton Marsalis and other Young Lions at the Kool Jazz Festival .
In 1983 Ponce released his first album under his own name New York Now! record for Celluloid Records; Arawe followed in 1987 , which was also produced by Laswell. He directed his own bands New York Now and Jazzbata. With the album Chango Te Llama (1991) he came to number 9 in the American world music charts . He has been involved in numerous records by other musicians, such as Ginger Baker , Nona Hendryx, Jamaaladeen Tacuma , Laurie Anderson , Mick Jagger , Toshiko Akiyoshi , Hilton Ruiz , Dizzy Gillespie , Aïyb Dieng, Gloria Estefan and Mario Bauzá .
Web links
- Obituary (Beyond Chaser)
- Daniel Ponce at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Ponce, Daniel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American-Cuban jazz musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1953 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Havana |
DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 2013 |
Place of death | Miami |