Roberto Juan Rodríguez (

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

) is a Cuban-American jazz musician who is known for fusion of

Latin music Latin music ( Portuguese and es, música latina) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America (including Spain and Portugal) and the Latino United States inspired by Latin Amer ...

and Jewish

Klezmer Klezmer ( yi, קלעזמער or ) is an instrumental musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Central and Eastern Europe. The essential elements of the tradition include dance tunes, ritual melodies, and virtuosic improvisations played for l ...

elements. Although not Jewish his father's Latin band regularly played at Jewish theatre, weddings and bar mitzvahs in

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at th ...

, giving the young percussionist an interest in Jewish music.BBC Radio 3
/ref> In the 1980s he moved to New York, recording with

Marc Ribot Marc Ribot (; born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer. His work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, rock, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Wai ...

, as the drummer for Ribot's Los Cubanos Postizos, and

John Zorn John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jazz ...

Discography

* El Danzon de Moises (Tzadik, 2002) * Baila! Gitano Baila! (Tzadik, 2004) * with

Irving Fields Irving Fields (born Yitzhak Schwartz; August 4, 1915 – August 20, 2016) was an American pianist and lounge music artist who was born in New York City. Some of his most noteworthy compositions include "Miami Beach Rhumba"; " Managua, Nicaragua ...

- Oy Vey!!!...Olé!!! (Tzadik, 2006) * with Maurice El Médioni - Descarga Oriental (Piranha, 2006) * The First Basket (Tzadik, 2009) * Aguares: Book of Angels Volume 23 (Tzadik, 2014)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Roberto Juan American jazz percussionists Living people Year of birth missing (living people)