Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Emmy Award Winning Percussionist Emedin Rivera

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Emmy Award Winning Percussionist Emedin Rivera .. We caught up with him from his base in the Bronx to talk about his impressive new 2021 CD Tropical Turbulence dedicated to his late, great friend Dave Valentin .. This cat is a highly respected and accomplished artist in a vast array of con-temporary music genres using his unique rhythmic percussion on stage with legends like Stevie Wonder, Harry Belafonte, Sting, Gregory Hines and more .. He loves music and listening to it has given him life during the pandemic .. We cover quite a bit of ground .. Enjoy .. 

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