Ernesto Simpson (born March 10, 1964) is a

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n ( Camagüey, Cuba)

drummer A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one mem ...

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, Afro Caribbean, Afro Cuban,

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and

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Career

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nominated world class drummer and musician of international acclaim. Over thirty years of performing, recording, touring, teaching and session music experience alongside some the greatest names in the industry. From

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at the start of his musical career in

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, to

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, Paquitto D' Rivera,

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, Ray Baretto, Mark Murphy,

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, Herbie Hancock, Mike Stern, Richard Bona, Rodrigues Brothers, Brian Lynch, Manuel Valera, Gonzalo Rubalcalba, Hugh Masakela, Kyle Eastwood,

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to name but a few. His playing has graced Original motion picture scores such as Random Hearts (1999) with

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and For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2007) with

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where he also makes a cameo appearance. Ernesto has lived and worked in Havana, Cuba; Bogota, Colombia; Miami, USA; and New York, USA; A family man and always passionate about music he now splits his time between

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and

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with his wife and manager Kate Bellia-Simpson.

Discography

and the NDR Big Band: Omar Sosa "Essensual" (working title) (Drums, percussion) * Femi Tomowo "Music is the Feeling" (Drums) * Omar Sosa "Ile" (Drums, percussion,vocals) *

Kyle Eastwood Kyle Eastwood (born May 19, 1968) is an American jazz bassist and film composer. He studied film at the University of Southern California for two years before embarking on a music career. After becoming a session player in the early 1990s and lea ...

"Time Pieces" (Drums and arrangements) * Gonzalo Rubalcalba "Suite Caminos" (Drums) * Ramon Valle "Take Off" (Drums) * Phil Robson "Immeasurable code" (Drums) *

Richard Bona Richard Bona (born 28 October 1967) is a Cameroon-born American multi-instrumentalist and singer. Early life Bona Penda Nya Yuma Elolo was born in Minta, Cameroon, into a family of musicians, which enabled him to start learning music from a y ...

"Bona Makes You Sweat"-Live in Hungary (Drums) * Richard Bona "Tiki" (Drums) * Paquito D"Rivera "Jazz Clazz" (Drums and Timbale) * Arturo Sandoval"For Love Or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story"OMPST (Drums,Percussion and arrangements) *

"Trumpet Evolution" (Drums) * Arturo Sandoval "My Passion for the Piano" (Drums) * Arturo Sandoval "Americana"(Drums) *

Dave Grusin Robert David "Dave" Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record w ...

"Random Hearts" OMPST (Drums and Percussion) * Brian Lynch "Con Clave" (Drums) *

Helio Alves Helio Alves (born 1966) is a jazz pianist and son of pianists. He moved to Boston, Massachusetts at 18 to study at the Berklee College of Music. He remained in Boston until age 24, then moved to New York City on advice from a friend. He has colla ...

"Its Clear" (Drums) * Edy Martinez "Midnight Jazz Affair" (Drums) * Edy Martinez "Privilegio" (Drums) * Perspectiva Group "Tiembla Tierra" (Drums and Timbale) * Manuel Valera "Vientos" (Drums) * Manuel Valera "Currents" (Drums) * Roberto Occhipinti "Yemaya" (Drums) * Samuel Torres "Skin Tones" (Drums and Percussion) * Samuel Torres "Yaounde" (Drums) * Candy Dulfer "What Does It Take?" (Timbale) * Thalia "Thalia" (Drums) * Galy Galiano "Sin Fronteras" (Timbales) * John Di Martino "Romantic Jazz Trio: Jazz Mozart" (Drums) *

Charlie Zaa Carlos Alberto Sánchez (born in Girardot, Colombia, 1974),"Charlie Zaa", ''Contemporary Musicians'' (2005). Gale. Retrieved from Galenet Biography Resource Center on Oct. 10, 2008. better known in the entertainment world as Charlie Zaa, is a Co ...

"El Mas Grande Sentimiento" (Drums and Synthesizer Drums) * Pablo Mayor "Perro Amor" TV Soap Opera/Colombia (Drums) * Ricardo Eddy Martinez"Bolero Jazz: Misty" (Drums) * Olga Guillot "Faltaba Yo" (Drums and Percussion) * Minione (Jopek / Rubacalba) having gone gold and now platinum

Accomplishments

* 2010 Grammy nomination for performing on Paquito D'Rivera 'Jazz Clazz' (2009) * 2016 Grammy nomination for performing on

Gonzalo Rubalcaba Gonzalo Rubalcaba (born May 27, 1963) is an Afro-Cuban jazz pianist and composer. Early life Rubalcaba was born Gonzalo Julio González Fonseca in Havana, Cuba Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The ...

's 'Suite Caminos' (2015)

References

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