Circle 9 Presents: Johnny “Dandy” Rodriguez Dream Team Gala At SOBs – August 26, 2022
Circle 9 Presents
Johnny “Dandy” Rodriguez
Dream Team Gala
August 26, 2022, 6p
$20 General Admission
$25 VIP Table Seating Available – limited to 60 guests
$35 VIP “Meet and Greet the Artists” Tickets available
Donate now to support the brand new recording of John "Dandy" Rodriguez
https://bit.ly/donatetoC9
Nelson Gonzalez, tres
Pete Nater, trumpet
Doug Beavers, trombone
Ali Bello, violin
David Santiago Jr., flute
Arturo Ortiz, piano
Jerry Madera, bass
George Delgado, congas
John “Dandy” Rodriguez, bongos
Jimmy Delgado, timbales
Fernando Pinto, vocals
With Special Guests:
Jeremy Bosch, vocals & flute
Karen Joseph, flute
Special Guest DJ: Henry Knowles
Hosted by Jose Calderon of WFDU
Circle 9 Records is excited to present a brand new partnership with the legendary NYC music club SOBs to present Circle 9 artists in a world renowned New York City music venue and unite the local music community around accessible music of quality and culture.
The Johnny “Dandy” Rodriguez Dream Team Gala is a special fundraising event to record the legacy of John Rodriguez, a world-renowned bongocero who is a salsa legend and performed and directed the Tito Puente Orchestra for more than 33 years. “Dandy” is a veteran of Tito Rodriguez, Machito, Willie Rosario, Celia Cruz, Fania All-Stars, Ray Barretto and virtually the entire pantheon of salsa’s pioneers.
All proceeds from this event will go to the recording of Johnny’s seminal “Dream Team” outfit, a band which captures the essence of the great descarga recordings from the Alegre and Tico record labels of the 1950s and 60s, and which has been one of NYC's hottest salsa bands for 5 years. The recordings, scheduled for September 25th and 26th of this year, will be recorded as a single take and live with all members of the Dream Team present, thus capturing the essence and feel of the great Alegre All Stars, Tico All Stars, Cesta All Stars sessions.
The recording sessions on September 25th and 26th will be live-streamed, and available to subscribers of Circle 9. Gold and Circle 9 Vinyl Club subscribers will be presented with VIP tickets to this event.
Fans of Johnny Rodriguez “Dream Team” can donate to recording right here:
bit.ly/donatetoC9
About Circle 9
Created by Grammy® winning producer, trombonist and composer Doug Beavers and based in the New York City area, Circle 9 is a hybrid, subscriber-supported independent record label and full music production service offering end-to-end music creation including mixing and mastering, composition and arrangement, and music production by Grammy® award winning composers, producers and engineers.
Circle 9 is committed to bolstering the music community by providing musicians access to world class label service and world renown venues in which to perform, uniting the community at large around accessible music of culture and quality.
