Smart Cowbell

Pedrito Martinez Group on break outside the big tent at the Rochester International Jazz Festival
Pedrito Martinez Group on break outside the big tent at the Rochester International Jazz Festival

We stopped by the back of the big tent to listen to a bit of Pedrito Martinez Group. We were sort of afraid to go in the front door because the group had been so loud at their Montage show that they chased people out the doors. The next thing we knew, three of the members came out the back of the tent while Pedrito was doing his percussion solo. I was amazed how quickly they pulled out their smart phones. The cowbell player (in the blue), a key player in Afro Cuban music, invited us back in so we took in the rest of their show from the side of the stage. They sounded fantastic.

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