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Jazz, pop, salsa. Occupation (s) Musician. Instrument (s) Trombone. Barron W. "Barry" Rogers (May 22, 1935 – April 18, 1991) was an American jazz and salsa trombonist.
- Barry Rogers’ Time with Eddie Palmieri’s “La Perfecta”
- Contributions with The Fania All Stars and Bobby Valentín
- Barry Rogers: The Most Influential Trombonist in Latin Music
I’m not going to cover Barry’s bio here, it’s impossible to remember Barry Rogers and not talk about how he was one of the originals of Eddie Palmieri’s “La Perfecta”. With “La Perfecta”, Eddie Palmieri started experimenting with a new sound. He kept the flute, which his brother Charlie Palmieri used in his Charanga Duboney. But Eddie decided to ad...
Besides his unique contributions to “La Perfecta”, Barry Rogers is perhaps best remembered for his contributions with the Fania All Stars. He is also well remembered for his participation in some recordings with Bobby Valentín’s band. His solos in the Fania All Stars albums “Live at the Cheetah” and “Live at Yankee Stadium”, cemented him as an icon...
Rogers was a very solicited trombonist and left a mark everywhere he played. Besides Palmieri and the Fania All Stars, Barry also performed with many great bands and artists. These included Manny Oquendo’s Conjunto Libre, Cheo Feliciano, Celia Cruz, and Tito Puente. Outside of Latin music he also performed with James Taylor, Aretha Franklin, Chaka ...
Apr 18, 1991 · Barry Rogers / May 22, 1935 - April 18, 1991. One of the many Jews to contribute immensely to the classic NYC salsa scene, Barry Rogers was a Bronx-bred trombonist who was a first call of many Latin bandleaders, as well as a founding member of the excellent '70s fusion group Dreams (along with Billy Cobham, The Brecker Brothers, John ...
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Apr 18, 1991 · Described as being “one of the first to play the trombone in the manner” of “any Afro-Cuban trumpet player”, he produced unique interpretations and had an innate understanding of no matter what genre of music he was playing.
May 2, 2008 · Biography. Has Influenced. Barry Rogers - trombone (1935 - 1991) Barry Rogers is widely recognized as being the most influential trombone soloist in New York's formative Salsa scene from the early 1960's through the late 80's. The sound which he created transformed the way the trombone has been used in Latin music and still resonates today as ...
Sadly, his untimely death before the internet era means that his legacy is not fully recognized in the trombone world. Rogers' prominence helped establish the trombone as a primary horn voice in Afro-Latin styles, altering its role and sound concept in what became known as salsa.
