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Reinaldo de Jesus
Reinaldo recorded and performed with many different musicians such as: Cultura Profetica, DLG, Charlie Cruz, Obie Bermudez, Rey Ruiz, Luis Marin, Danilo Perez, Humberto Ramirez, Eric Figueroa, and Julito Alvarado. In 1998, he received a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston. In July 2000, Reinaldo went on tour with trombonist, William Cepeda's Afro-Rican Jazz group. They toured in Europe and Africa performing in festivals such as: the Montreux Jazz Fest, the Northsea Jazz Fest, the Moers Jazz Fest in Germany and the Tabarka Jazz Fest in Tunisia. After the tour, he moved to Boston and started to play with many different bands such as: Suavecito, Spontaneous, Tony Perez Group, Insight, Entrain, Dispatch, and Braddigan. In 2003, Reinaldo went on tour with Miguel Zenon and the Rhythm Collective to West Africa sponsored by the Jazz Ambassadors Program in D.C. Reinaldo then moved to New York City and became the new conga player of Ralph Irrizarry's band, Timbalaye. He also started playing with musicians like, Papo Vasquez and The Pirates Trobadours, Chris Washburn and the Syotos band, Roy Hargrove's Big band, Ricky Q (guitarist of India Arie), and toured with Hip-Hop and R&B singer, Lauryn Hill . Reinaldo started his own Latin Jazz Group, Rhythmic Prophecies.
His group, Rhythmic Prophecies, was chosen for the Jazz Ambassadors 2006 program by the Lincoln Center and the Department of State in DC. Rhythmic Prophecies then went on a three week tour to Southeast Asia.
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