Jerry González, a trumpeter and percussionist who was a central figure in Latin jazz, especially through the Fort Apache Band, which he formed almost 40 years ago with his bass-playing brother, Andy ...

The percussionist, trumpeter and leader of the Fort Apache Band suffered cardiac arrest from smoke inhalation. He was 69 years old. Jerry González, a percussionist and trumpeter who embodied the ...

The music of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers serves as a suitable theme for this album by Jerry Gonzalez and his Latin jazz band, since they exhibit the same kind of percussive drive with ...

New York City - Four time winners of Beyond Group of the Year in Downbeat Magazines Readers & Critics Polls, JERRY GONZALEZ AND THE FORT APACHE BAND are cited as the most influential modern ...

Jerry González, a percussionist and trumpeter who embodied the convergent spirit of modern Latin jazz, primarily as cofounder and leader of the Fort Apache Band, died Monday in Madrid, Spain. He was ...