![]() By the age of 22, Vázquez had traveled the globe. Went on to perform and/or record with jazz luminaries Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie’s United Nations Orchestra, Chico O’Farrill, Ray Charles, Slide Hampton’s World of Trombones, Jerry Gonzalez Fort Apache among many others. Vázquez became a key player in NYC’s burgeoning Latin jazz scene of the late 1970's. By age 17, Vazquez headed to New York City, recorded and performed with top artists in the salsa music scene like The Fania All-Stars, Ray Barretto, Willie Colón, Eddie Palmieri, Larry Harlow, and Hector La Voe. Grammy nominated for Papo Vázquez’ Mighty Pirates, Marooned/Aíslado, 2008īorn in 1958 in Philadelphia, PA, although his young formative years were in Puerto Rico.Commissioned new music for Afro Latin Jazz Alliance for “Nueva Musica” concert series.New York Pops Education, Board of Education certified, 20.Commissioned by Wynton Marsalis to compose music for Jazz and Art series, conducted and performed with orchestra, CD release August 2019.Musical Director for the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Orchestra, (NYC/WABC) 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022.National Endowment for the Arts Master Artist, Grammy Nominee. Trombonist, composer, arranger has 40+ years of career spanning Latin, Jazz and Afro Caribbean music. ![]()
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