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BIOGRAFIA -
BIOGRAPHY
Ralphy Vega
- Born in Ponce,
Puerto Rico, raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. Currently residing in Jersey
City, N.J.
Ralphy is an urban-bred vocalist, intensely dedicated to creating
music that leaves a permanent impact on
your senses. Once you have experienced Ralphy's vocal talents and
explosive performances, you will know
that you have discovered a bold, power-house vocalist, that demands
your attention, destined for greatness.
Ralphy has performed at
Manhattan Pride NYC, Les Poulet NYC, Up & Down Cafe
Bronx NY, Kats Bronx
NY, Foxes NJ, Bonaventura Hotel Los Angeles Cal., He has made radio
& television appearances on The
Diamante Show NY, Telemundo-Sabado and Univision-Sabado
41 NY, A Medio Dia NY, WREV Radio
Vineland NJ, Wild Radio West Palm Beach FL., RCN Radio Astoria NY.
He has been the lead vocalist for
La Sonora Matancera, Javier Vasquez Orchestra,
Coco Lagos and other great orchestras. Ralphy has
given a benefit concert for Hurricane Disaster Relief
Fund, Puerto Rican Day Parade NYC, New Jersey
Puerto Rican Day Parade, The 116th St. Festival NYC, other social
and community events.
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Evangelio "Sugar" Rosado
- Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Arrived in the US in 1969, attended
Weehawken
High School & Rutgers University 2 yrs. in NJ. Sugar plays Congas &
Bongos - minor percussion. Started
playing congas & bongos at the age of nine with Artie Valdes. By 13
played with Charlie Lopez & Franklin
Ruiz with La Orchestra Nueva. In 1979 recorded with David Cedeno. He has
performed with Los Hermanos
Morenos, Rey De La Paz, Tito Nieves & Jose Alberto "El Canario".
Sugar has performed at Smithsonian
Washington DC, Symphony Hall Newark, NJ. Palladium NYC, The Rainbow Room
Rockefeller Center NYC
Sands Atlantic City, NJ, Europe, South America, Japan. He has also
performed with Sonora Poncena, Ray
De La Paz, Johnny Ray, Lalo Rodriguez and others.
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Jose
Rodriguez
- is a native to New York City and currently
lives in Cliffside Park NJ. He began piano
studies
at the age of eight and bass at the age of
twelve. Jose earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music
Education at New
Jersey City University with concentrations in
classical and jazz studies. He also worked on a
master’s degree
at S.U.N.Y Purchase conservatory and conclude
his master’s degree at NJCU. Jose has
established himself
as an on demand freelance bassist on double bass
and electric bass.
Jose
has performed with the Garden State
Philharmonic, Albert Einstein Symphony
Orchestra, New York
Repertory Orchestra, Gilbert & Sullivan Opera
Company of Ridgewood, Monmouth Civic Chorus,
Staten
Island Philharmonic, American Stage Company,
Lyric Opera of Bergen County, the Academic
Symphony
Orchestra and had the privilege of performing
with the 2001 National Festival Orchestra at
Carnegie Hall,
under the direction of Lucas Foss. Collegiately
and professionally Jose has had the opportunity
to perform
with jazz greats such as John Scofield, Jerry
Bergonzi, Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, Frank
Foster, Roseanna
Vitro, Jon Hendricks, Bob Mintzer, Charles
McPherson, Rufus Reid, Paul Meyers, and Bob
Mover.
His theater credits include: Gypsy, Guys and
Dolls, Fame, The Wiz, Bye Bye Birdie, A
Christmas Carol,
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,
Ain’t Misbehavin’, Forever Plaid, Camelot, God
Spell,
Good Man Charlie Brown, The Wizard of Oz, Nat
King Cole Musicale and West Side Story. His
Off-Broadway
credits include: Little Ham, Bubbling Brown
Sugar, Raisin, and Damn Yankees. Jose has also
performed with
many Latin ensembles: Ochune, La Creacion,
Orquesta Son 9, the Enrique Lopez group,
Quindembo, Lucio
Fernandez, and many more. Currently Jose is the regular bassist for the
Alan Quinn Orchestra and musical
director for El Gallito Del Son. In addition to
his performance career, Jose is an orchestra
director in New
Providence New Jersey. As composer, Jose
recently released his new album “Moments In
Life”, Jose
has studied classical bass with Lou Kosma,
Timothy Cobb, Kurt Muroki, and John Feeney. He
studied
jazz bass with Richard Sarpola, Andy Eulau and
Michael Moore
http://www.josemrodriguez.com
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