Manolo Badrena
In the collection
2 records
Played with
Jaco Pastorius
2 records together
Wayne Shorter
2 records together
Alex Acuña
2 records together
Joni Mitchell
1 record together
Weather Report
1 record together
John Guerin
1 record together
Don Alias
1 record together
Michael Gibbs
1 record together
Larry Carlton
1 record together
Michel Colombier
1 record together
Airto Moreira
1 record together
Glenn Frey
1 record together
About
Percussionist (born March 17, 1952 in San Juan, Puerto Rico).
First-call percussionist most noted for his work with Weather Report from 1976 to 1977. He has made contributions to over 100 recordings that span jazz, world music, pop, and Latin music. Badrena has played with Zawinul Syndicate, the Rolling Stones, Mezzoforte, Joni Mitchell, Spyro Gyra, Art Blakey, Bill Evans, Steve Khan, Carla Bley, the Talking Heads, Blondie, Michael Franks, Ahmad Jamal, and others.
Badrena currently lives in Fair View, New Jersey. He is the leader (drums, percussion, guitar, vocals) of the Latin jazz band Trio Mundo.