Pete Rodriguez isn't a purist. He knows his salsa, as one would expect of the offspring of famed salsa vocal icon Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez, and he knows his jazz. But this trumpeter-vocalist sees no ...

Trumpeter, vocalist and percussionist Pete Rodríguez carries the bloodline of Nuyorican salsa as he takes the tradition of Afro-Cuban jazz to new places. The son of renowned salsero Pete “El Conde” ...

A New York transplant and son of salsa pioneer Pete "El Conde" Rodríguez, he comes with an impressive résumé that includes stints with heavyweights Eddie Palmieri, Celia Cruz, and Tito Puente.