Jimmy Bosch
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Jimmy BoschJimmy Bosch (c. 1960, aka "El Trombon Criollo", is an Afro-Cuban jazz
and Cuban Music trombonist and bandleader
born in Jersey City, New Jersey
. Having performed since age eleven, by age thirteen he was playing in several local Latin music bands. While at Rutgers University
studying classical music
at age eighteen, he met Manny Oquendo
and joined his band. He played with Manny in some capacity for over two decades, and also later joined forces with Marc Anthony
performing in the horn section
. In 1996 he founded his own band "The Master", and has recorded two albums with them. Currently plays with Spanish Harlem Orchestra.
Afro-Cuban jazz
Afro-Cuban jazz is an early form of Latin jazz that mixes Afro-Cuban rhythms with harmonies and musical timbre typical of Bebop. It was developed in the early 1940s by both Cuban musicians and Jazz musicians, with Dizzy Gillespie, Mario Bauza, Machito and Stan Kenton among some of the most notable...
and Cuban Music trombonist and bandleader
Bandleader
A bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll music....
born in Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
. Having performed since age eleven, by age thirteen he was playing in several local Latin music bands. While at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
studying classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
at age eighteen, he met Manny Oquendo
Manny Oquendo
Manny Oquendo was an American percussionist. His main instrument was the timbales, and was strongly influenced by Cuban drumming.Oquendo grew up in New York, and began studying percussion in 1945...
and joined his band. He played with Manny in some capacity for over two decades, and also later joined forces with Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony is an American singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy and three-time Latin Grammy–winner has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads...
performing in the horn section
Horn section
In music, a horn section can refer to several groups of musicians. It can refer to the musicians in a symphony orchestra who play the horn . In a British-style brass band it refers to the tenor horn players. In popular music, it can also refer to a small group of wind instrumentalists who augment a...
. In 1996 he founded his own band "The Master", and has recorded two albums with them. Currently plays with Spanish Harlem Orchestra.
Discography
- Soneando Trombon (1998, RykodiscRykodiscRykodisc Records is an American record label. It is owned by Warner Music Group, operates as a unit of WMG's Independent Label Group and is distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance.-Company history:...
) - Salsa Dura (1998, Rykodisc)
- El Avión de la Salsa (2004, JRGR Records)
- ¡A Million! (2009, JRGR Records)