Dec 1, 2020 10:09 AM
Conga Master Cándido Camero Dies at 99
Cándido Camero, an NEA Jazz Master who was regarded as the father of modern conga drumming, died Nov. 7 in New York.…
Cándido (1921–2020), shown performing in 2008
Dec 1, 2020 10:09 AM
Cándido Camero, an NEA Jazz Master who was regarded as the father of modern conga drumming, died Nov. 7 in New York.…
John Scofield will perform at an all-star benefit concert at the Jazz Gallery on Nov. 1, with proceeds going to provide assistance to the people of Puerto Rico.
Oct 17, 2017 11:54 PM
Jazz musicians are coming to the aid of victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. The stellar level of musicianship at…
Cándido Camero performs at a tribute concert in his honor in New York on Nov. 18.
Feb 28, 2017 12:08 PM
NEA Jazz Master Cándido Camero is among the last contemporaries of Cuban conguero Chano Pozo, who, in the late 1940s,…
