Arts, Culture & Fun: Jazz with Ray Mantilla
May 17, 2018 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Join us for a live concert with Ray Mantilla, legendary conga player along with his exciting jazz and latin quartet.
Ray Mantilla has been a professional percussionist for over 60 years. He has toured the world, notably Cuba with Dizzy Gillespie and Italy every year for the past 35 years, and has played with jazz greats like Max Roach, Art Blakey, Eartha Kitt, Charles Mingus, and Freddie Hubbard, as well as most of the great latin music orchestras including Tito Puente’s. Ray has been recognized by the South Bronx Cultural Trail and the state of Connecticut. These performances feature his exciting small ensemble.
Cost: FREE
Ray Mantilla has been a professional percussionist for over 60 years. He has toured the world, notably Cuba with Dizzy Gillespie and Italy every year for the past 35 years, and has played with jazz greats like Max Roach, Art Blakey, Eartha Kitt, Charles Mingus, and Freddie Hubbard, as well as most of the great latin music orchestras including Tito Puente’s. Ray has been recognized by the South Bronx Cultural Trail and the state of Connecticut. These performances feature his exciting small ensemble.
Cost: FREE
Hansborough Recreation Center
35 West 134 Street
New York NY 10037
More Info: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2018/05/17/arts-culture-fun-jazz-with-ray-mantilla