Friday, August 2
7 p.m.
Volunteer Firemen's Memorial Bandshell
City Park, Reading
FREE Admission!
THE CINTRON BAND
"Among the top working timbaleros on the Latin/jazz scene"
-Elliott Simon, allaboutjazz.com
“From the very first time I heard their interpretation of "Suavecito", I immediately entered my own past...and being surrounded by great bands such as Tower of Power, Santana, Malo and the likes. This was 'home' for me!”
– Latin Lady Dj Margarit
Percussionist Edgardo Cintron is a second-generation Puerto Rican and a second generation musician, known as much for his affable personality and generous spirit as for his tasty musicianship. Born on August 28th, 1958 in Fort Riley, Kansas, he attributes his musical influences to his Father, Pablo, who played guitar in the U.S. military band and also to Charlie Parker, Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana and Tito Puente. By the age of five, Edgardo was studying French horn and guitar, and later, the percussion, all under his father’s direction.
Moving the Family to the East Coast in 1962, the elder Cintron formed his own band, Los Tropicales. By age twelve, Edgardo had the percussion chair. He traveled up and down the coast with the band, playing at hotels and Latin dances, working with such notable musicians as Yomo Toro and Maso Rivera. “We used to wear the ruffled shirts, the red suits and get the people dancing” says Edgardo. “We played all the great Latin standards."
http://berksarts.org/august-2-the-cintron-band.aspx
