Steve Berrios

Starting out on trumpet while in public school, he was influenced by his father, a professional drummer, and his neighbors in Upper Manhattan: Tito Puente, Willie Bobo and Mongo Santamaria.

He played conga, djembe, cowbells, marimba, timpani and glockenspiel in Dizzy Gillespie’s band on a good-will tour of Cuba in the 1980s.

Berrios recorded more than a dozen albums as a member of the Fort Apache Band, including “The River Is Deep” (1982), “Obatala” (1988), “Rumba Para Monk” (1988) “Earthdance” (1990) and “Moliendo Café” (1991).

Steve Berrios also played and recorded with artists such as Kenny Kirkland, Art Blakey,[2] Tito Puente, Paquito D’Rivera, Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers, Michael Brecker, Grover Washington, Hilton Ruiz and Miriam Makeba.

With Jasmine - featuring Bill O'Connell, Carmen Lundy With Michael Brecker With Sonny Fortune With The Harlem Experiment With Alphonse Mouzon With Wallace Roney With Roseanna Vitro With Randy Weston With Larry Willis