Ricky Rodriguez

Ricky Rodriguez is a New York City based bassist and composer whose playing fuses his Puerto Rican roots and classical training into a progressive, Latin inflected jazz voice. Born in 1978 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, he grew up in a musical family and earned a degree in classical bass from the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico in 2004 before moving to New York that same year to immerse himself in jazz. He has performed with artists including David Sanchez, Miguel Zenon, Pedrito Martinez, Donny McCaslin, Michel Camilo, and the Arturo O'Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. In 2016 he released his debut album as a leader, Looking Beyond, on Destiny Records, with a band including Luis Perdomo, Adam Rogers, and Obed Calvaire.