eddie resto

Maggie speaks with percussionist Joey DeLeon and bassist Eddie Resto about  “The Global Salsa Explosion and Its Origins” and play the incredible, iconic music that caused such a sensation when it stormed out of New York in the 1970s.
Joey De Leon is a percussionist, educator and producer who's performed or recorded with artists of almost every genre from jazz to Latin, pop to contemporary classical and film scores. The long list of artists he's worked with include Queen Latifah, Al Jarreau, Jennifer Lopez, Bette Midler, Cyndi Lauper, Poncho Sanchez, Arturo Sandoval and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band.

Joey DeLeon was born in the Hell's Kitchen section of New York City, holds a bachelor’s degree from the prestigious Manhattan school of music and is currently a faculty member at Cal Arts here in Sothern California.

Eddie Resto is a bassist whose credits are just as astoundingly diverse as Joey DeLeon's. Eddie's resume includes his work with Tony Bennett, Rita Moreno, Sonny Stitt, Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie, Paul Simon, Kenny Burrell, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Carlos Santana, Jaco Pastorius, Dexter Gordon, Max Roach, Eddie Palmieri and Joni Mitchell.

Eddie holds a master’s degree in Afro-Latin music from California State University of Los Angeles and serves his communities through his work with the Mancini Institute, The Urban League, The Boys and Girls Club of America and other youth organizations.

Source: https://www.labella.com/artists/eddie-resto/#:~:text=Born%20and%20raised%20in%20Manhattan,major%20performers%20and%20music%20groups.

Source: https://www.joeydeleonmusic.com/

Host Maggie LePique, a radio veteran since the 1980's at NPR in Kansas City Mo. She began her radio career in Los Angeles in the early 1990's and has worked for Pacifica station KPFK Radio in Los Angeles since 1994.