Pete Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican jazz and salsa trumpeter, vocalist, and percussionist from a famous musical family. This is the son, not the father.
Pete Rodríguez in New York City
Salsa and jazz trumpeter Pete Rodríguez (El Conde’s son, Cita’s brother and Johnny Pacheco’s godson) plays Afro-Cuban jazz and salsa; at Pregones/PRTT in Concourse, The Bronx; on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 7pm. From $18. pregonesprtt.org 🇨🇺 🇵🇷
Given Pete’s position as salsa royalty and Pregones/PRTT’s role in New York’s Puerto Rican community, you never know who will sit in on the show. We hear his sister Cita is joining him.
New York Venues
- Pregones/PRTT theater. 🇵🇷
Pete Rodríguez
Pete Rodríguez was born in The Bronx, on August 2, 1969 where he was exposed to the birth of hip hop. He was raised in Puerto Rico where he studied classical music. One of his classmates was jazz saxophonist David Sanchez. After Army service, he got into jazz.
His father was the Fania All-Star salsa singer Pete “El Conde” Rodríguez. His sister is salsa singer Cita Rodríguez. She does an amazing show of Graciela of Machito and His Afro-Cubans. Pete’s godfather was Johnny Pacheco, the Fania All-Stars bandleader. [We dance son Dominicano at Son de Keka in Pacheco was born, Los Pepines in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic on Sundays.] The entire family is super talented and Pete was mentored from childhood by salsa royalty.
He was mentored by his father, Johnny Pacheco and also Oscar Hernández of Spanish Harlem Orchestra who was a music director of “El Conde’s band. Rodríguez sang on Tito Puente’s Grammy-winner “Mambo Birdland,” and played percussion on Eddie Palmieri’s Grammy-winner “Simpatico.” He’s performed with many salsa and jazz legends.
Rodríguez has Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in jazz from Rutgers University. He did his PhD in Musical arts from University of Texas at Austin. So he’s also a great teacher.
His background in salsa, hip hop, bomba and plena in Puerto Rico, European classical music, and American jazz gives Rodríguez a unique musical perspective. His current sound is very straight-ahead jazz, but he’ll play whatever you want.
Albums
- “Obstacles” (2021)
- “El Conde Negro” (2015)
- “Caminando con Papi” (2013)
- “El Alquimista” (2008)
- “Mind Trip” (2007)
More Information
Because his father was so famous, Rodríguez can be hard to find in web searches. Search for his name with his albums.
peterodriguezmusic.com
Instagram @prodriguezmusic
YouTube @peterodriguezmusic