NIU Jazz Ensemble

press release: NIU Jazz Ensemble director Rodrigo Villanueva performs regularly with his jazz trio/quartet, Alex Mercado Trio, the NIU Jazz Faculty Group Nucleus, Anders Svanoe Trio, and the Eddie Gomez Trio. He is professor of Jazz Studies and Northern Illinois University where he directs the NIU Jazz Ensemble, and teaches jazz arranging and jazz drum set. He endorses Sabian Cymbals, Yamaha Drums, Latin Percussion instruments, Evans Drum heads and Vic Firth Sticks. In 2010 Rodrigo launched his own record label, the first production of this project is the new Eddie Gomez Trio album: Live In Mexico City with the legendary Eddie Gomez on bass, Swedish pianist Stefan Karlsson and Rodrigo Villanueva on drums (© Jazzling Records 2010).

www.rodrigovillanueva.com

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