Very important percussionist and drummer in the latin jazz scene, Steve Berrios was born on February 24th, 1945 in New York, USA.
Berrios passed away on July 25th, 2013 in Manhattan, New York. He was 68.
MONGO SANTAMARIA GROUP
This was the big Mongo Santamaria Group that recorded the live Mongo in Montreux album in June 1971:
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MONGO SANTAMARIA GROUP #? |
1971 |
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Mongo Santamaria † percussion | Marty Sheller arranger | Edward Rivera bass | Eddie Martinez piano | Ray Maldonado trumpet, percussion | Roger Glenn flute, vibes |
Carter Jefferson † sax, flute | Armando Peraza percussion | Steve Berrios † drums, percussion |
RANDY WESTON GROUP
This was the Randy Weston Group that played at Montreux Jazz Festival in July 1974:
A live album was released from that concert, Carnival.
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RANDY WESTON GROUP #? |
1974 |
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Randy Weston piano | William Allen bass | Billy Harper sax, flute | Steve Berrios † percussion | Don Moye drums |
A live album was released from that concert, Carnival.
FORT APACHE
This was one of the lineups of Fort Apache, led by Jerry Gonzalez:
Fort Apache also played as a sextet:
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FORT APACHE #? |
? |
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Jerry Gonzalez trumpet | Andy Gonzalez bass | Larry Willis keyboards | Joe Ford sax | Steve Berrios † drums, percussion |
Fort Apache also played as a sextet:
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FORT APACHE #? |
? |
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Jerry Gonzalez trumpet | Andy Gonzalez bass | Larry Willis keyboards | Joe Ford sax | Carter Jefferson † sax | Steve Berrios † drums, percussion |
MONGO SANTAMARIA GROUP (again)
This was the Mongo Santamaria Group in July 1980, featuring Dizzy Gillespie:
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MONGO SANTAMARIA GROUP #? |
1980 |
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Mongo Santamaria † percussion | Toots Thielemans harmonica | Lee Smith bass | Milt Hamilton keyboards | Dizzy Gillespie † trumpet | Tommy Villainez trumpet |
Doug Harris sax | Allen Hoist sax | Steve Berrios † drums, percussion |
RAY MANTILLA GROUP
This was The Ray Mantilla Space Station in 1986:
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RAY MANTILLA GROUP #? |
1986 |
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Ray Mantilla percussion | Guillermo Edgehill bass | Eddie Martinez keyboards | Dick Oatts sax, flute | Steve Berrios † drums |
CHARLES FAMBROUGH GROUP
This was the Charles Fambrough Group that recorded the live album Blues at Bradley´s in February 1993:
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CHARLES FAMBROUGH GROUP #? |
1993 |
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Charles Fambrough † bass | Bobby Broom guitar | Bill O´Connell piano | Donald Harrison sax | Joe Ford sax | Steve Turre trombone |
Steve Berrios † percussion | Ricky Sebastian drums |
DON ALIAS GROUP
Don Alias assembled a superb band, billed Don Alias & Friends, for a short British tour in January 2000 to celebrate his 60th birthday:
The tour was named The Heartbeat Tour. The first 4 concerts were played with Gil Goldstein on keyboards, but then he left in the middle of the tour.
For the last last 3 concerts of the British tour of Don Alias & Friends in January 2000, Django Bates joined on keyboards:
BANDS AND SELECTED RECORDINGS:
SOME SESSIONS:
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DON ALIAS GROUP #? |
Jan 00 |
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Don Alias † percussion, drums | Mitch Stein guitar | Carles Benavent bass | Gil Goldstein keyboards | Randy Brecker trumpet | Michael Brecker † sax |
Steve Berrios † percussion | Giovanni Hidalgo percussion | Alex Acuna percussion, drums |
The tour was named The Heartbeat Tour. The first 4 concerts were played with Gil Goldstein on keyboards, but then he left in the middle of the tour.
For the last last 3 concerts of the British tour of Don Alias & Friends in January 2000, Django Bates joined on keyboards:
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DON ALIAS GROUP #? |
Jan 00 |
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Don Alias † percussion, drums | Mitch Stein guitar | Carles Benavent bass | Django Bates keyboards | Randy Brecker trumpet | Michael Brecker † sax |
Steve Berrios † percussion | Giovanni Hidalgo percussion | Alex Acuna percussion, drums |
BANDS AND SELECTED RECORDINGS:
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| Don Alias Group |
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| Steve Berrios Group | 3 RECORDINGS:
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| Charles Fambrough Group | 2 RECORDINGS:
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| Fort Apache | 3 RECORDINGS:
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| Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra |
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| M´Boom |
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| Ray Mantilla Group | 3 RECORDINGS:
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| Mongo Santamaria Group | 12 RECORDINGS:
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| Randy Weston Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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SOME SESSIONS:
| BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||||
| David Amram Group | 2 RECORDINGS:
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| Michael Brecker Band | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Hiram Bullock Band | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Milton Cardona Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Joe Chambers Group | 2 RECORDINGS:
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| Jimmy Cliff Band | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Neal Creque Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Adela Dalto Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Chano Dominguez Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Sonny Fortune Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Luis Gasca Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| The Harlem Experiment | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Andy Harlow | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Kenny Kirkland Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| The Latin Percussion Jazz Ensemble | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Sabu Martinez Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Hugo Montenegro Orchestra | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Alphonse Mouzon Band | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Arturo O´Farrill Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Chico O´Farrill Orchestra | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Daniel Ponce Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Wallace Roney Group | 3 RECORDINGS:
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| Bobby Rosengarden Orchestra | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Hilton Ruiz Group | 5 RECORDINGS:
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| Patato Valdes Band | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Papo Vazquez Band | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| VVAA | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Grover Washington Jr Band | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Bobby Watson Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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RELATED MUSICIANS:
Steve Berrios mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Mongo Santamaria (15)
Marty Sheller (14)
Julito Collazo (11)
Andy Gonzalez (10)
Todd Barkan (9)
William Allen (8)
Jerry Gonzalez (8)
Eddie Martinez (8)
Jon Fausty (7)
Hector Hernandez (7)
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