Pianist/percussionist/arranger Ricardo “Richie” Marrero’s groundbreaking band provides a launching pad of cutting edge music between the old school Afro-Caribbean sound and new school fusion. Ricardo Marrero and Group mixes Latin rhythms with R&B, avant-garde jazz, rock, classical, funk, and electronics with modal influences at times using two-tone melodies.
Marrero is also an original founding member of singer/songwriter Ruben Blades’ critically acclaimed group Seis del Solar and one of the first to introduce synthesizers into the Latin sonic fold.
Pianist/percussionist/arranger Ricardo “Richie” Marrero’s groundbreaking band provides a launching pad of cutting edge music between the old school Afro-Caribbean sound and new school fusion. Ricardo Marrero and Group mixes Latin rhythms with R&B, avant-garde jazz, rock, classical, funk, and electronics with modal influences at times using two-tone melodies.