Luisito Quintero

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Luisito Quintero (born August 24, 1967 in the Parroquia San Agustín, Caracas ) is a Venezuelan percussionist.

Life

Quintero grew up with the Latin American and African tradition of percussion. His father is just as much a percussionist as his uncle Carlos Nene Quintero and his cousin Roberto Quintero . He became a member of the Orquesta Simfonica de Venezuela , but soon appeared with ensembles such as Grupo Guaco and El Trabuco Venezolano and toured with Oscar D'León .

He then moved to New York, where he initially worked with Latin jazz musicians such as Willie Colón , Eddie Palmieri , Tito Puente and Celia Cruz . He then turned to the fusion of jazz, funk, salsa and African music and performed with George Benson , Herbie Hancock , Ravi Coltrane and Toshiko Akiyoshi , but also with pop musicians such as Gloria Estefan and Marc Anthony . Louie Vega produced his debut album with him.

As a member of the band Elements of Life , he performed with musicians such as Robert Plant , Lauryn Hill and Alicia Keys and took part in the Montreux Jazz Festival , the North Sea Jazz Festival and the Roskilde Festival . As a sideman , he recorded more than fifty albums.

Discography

  • Percussion Madness , 2006
  • Louie Vega Pres Percussion , 2007
  • Percussion Madness Revisited , 2007

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personal data
SURNAME Quintero, Luisito
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Venezuelan percussionist
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Parroquia San Agustin, Caracas