Gerardo Velez Musical artist

Gerardo "Jerry" Velez (born August 15, 1947) is a Puerto Rican musician. Best known for performing with American psychedelic rock musician Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock Festival in August 1969, Velez is a veteran percussionist and drummer, who has performed with many artists covering a number of different genres of music. He is also a common member of jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 15, 1947
Birth place
Puerto Rico
Hometown
The Bronx
New York

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Musical artist

Career started1969
associated musical artist
David Bowie
Jimi Hendrix
Spyro Gyra
Duran Duran
Stevie Wonder
Slash (musician)
Elton John
Jessica Simpson
Martha Veléz
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Electronic music
Blues rock
Soul music
Hip hop music
Jazz fusion
Funk rock
instrument
Drum kit
Harmonica
Percussion instrument
Conga
Singing
Latin Percussion

Topical connections

David Sánchez Musical artist
Bernie WilliamsBaseball player
Ace FrehleyMusical artist
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Abraham KrotoshinskyMilitary person

Gerardo Velez on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Gerardo+Velez?noanv=1
  2. http://www.gerardovelez.com
  3. http://www.gerardovelez.com/bio.html
  4. http://www.myspace.com/velezsez