Gerardo Velez: Difference between revisions

{{short description|American musician (born 1947)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Gerardo "Jerry" Velez

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|08|15}}

| birth_place = [[The Bronx]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.

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| origin = [[The Bronx]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.

| instrument = [[Percussion instrument|Percussion]], [[conga]]s, [[Drum kit|drums]], [[harmonica]], [[Singing|vocals]]

| genre = [[Jazz fusion]], [[funk rock]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[blues rock]], [[Electronic music|electronic]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]

| occupation = Musician, event producer, [[music director]]

| years_active = 1969–present

| associated_acts = [[Spyro Gyra]], [[David Bowie]], [[Steely Dan]], [[Martha Veléz]], [[Gypsy Sun and Rainbows]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Elton John]], [[Jessica Simpson]], [[Slash (musician)|Slash]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Chic (band)|Chic]], [[Nile Rodgers]] [[Haircut 100]],

| website = [https://www.gerardovelez.com/]

'''Gerardo "Jerry" Velez''' (born August 15, 1947) is an American musician. Best known for performing with American [[psychedelic rock]] musician [[Jimi Hendrix]] at [[Woodstock Festival]] in August 1969, Velez is a veteran [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]ist and [[drummer]], who has performed with many artists covering a number of different genres of music. He is also a common member of [[jazz fusion]] band [[Spyro Gyra]].

Velez began his musical career in The Bronx, New York. He joined Jimi Hendrix's band [[Gypsy Sun and Rainbows]] in July 1969. They performed at the Woodstock Festival and at a small number of studio sessions, before Hendrix disbanded the group in favour of returning to the three-piece format of [[The Jimi Hendrix Experience]]. The band's performance at Woodstock was released on the live album ''[[Woodstock (Jimi Hendrix album)|Woodstock]]'' in 1994, followed by the live album and video ''[[Live at Woodstock (Jimi Hendrix album)|Live at Woodstock]]'' in 1999. For all Hendrix releases on which he appears, Velez was credited with the nickname Jerry.

Since performing with Jimi Hendrix, Velez has continued to record and tour with high-profile artists, including [[David Bowie]], [[Elton John]] and [[Duran Duran]]. According to his official website, Gerardo Velez has been nominated for seven [[Grammy Award]]s.

;with [[Jimi Hendrix]]

*''[[Woodstock (Jimi Hendrix album)|Live at Woodstock]]'' (1969) – percussion

;with [[Chic (band)|Chic]]

*''[[Live at the Budokan (Chic album)|Live at the Budokan]]'' (1996) – percussion

;with [[Christine Hayley]]

*''Gone Fishin''' (2002) – percussion

*''[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hypnotized_(Martha_Vel%C3%A9z_album)&oldid=1009888814 Hypnotized] '' (1972) – conga

*''[[Catching the Sun (album)|Catching the Sun]]'' (1980) – percussion

*{{cite web |url=https://gerardovelez.com/about/ |title=Biography |publisher=GerardoVelez.com |accessdate=July 11, 2018 }}

*{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p134477/credits|pure_url=yes}} |title=Gerardo Velez > Credits |publisher=[[allmusic]] |accessdate=September 19, 2009 }}

*{{official website|https://www.gerardovelez.com/}}

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[[Category:Musicians from the Bronx]]

[[Category:Jazz musicians from New York (state)]]

[[Category:Gypsy Sun and Rainbows members]]

[[Category:Spyro Gyra members]]