Date: Apr 28th, 2008 · Tags: Jazz News

Pedro Rodriguez brings his unique brand of Latin Jazz and The Blues to a New York audience on Friday, May 2, culminating a journey of many years and many miles from his hometown of Santiago, Chile.

The son of a medical doctor who played the trumpet, Rodriguez grew up in Santiago, listening to Jazz, Tango and Beatles records. As a teenager, he found a guitar stashed in a closet and started to play. “I decided I wanted to be a jazz musician before I knew really what that meant”, Rodriguez said. “I just knew I was swept away by the beauty and magic of the sound, and the culture from which it springs… Continue Reading >>