Upcoming Events
Ricardo Gautreau Duo Free Concert!
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The Ossining Public Library, 53 Croton Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562
Please join Doug and me for a show featuring our melting pot arrangements of originals and favorites: Songs in English, Spanish, instrumentals featuring our guitars: Latin Rock, Latin Jazz & beyond!
Our concert will feature our savory gumbo of Rock, Latin & Jazz: Originals & covers arranged and seasoned with our multicultural approach. The only missing ingredient is you! We’ve put in a request for a sunny, beautiful day. Hope you can come out and join the party
Ricardo Gautreau Duo Free Concert!
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Saint Paul’s Church, 897 S. Columbus Ave, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550
We’re going to swing the church with our blend of Latin Rock, Latin Jazz & beyond: originals and covers, instrumentals, and vocals all done in our melting pot style.
We love coming back to this fascinating, historical setting: Since 1665, Saint Paul's Church has played a vital role in the colonial life of Eastchester, 20 miles north of New York City. Townspeople voted at the nearby Village Green; local militia drilled outside its doors. After the concert you can visit the museum; please visit the site for more information there’s a lot to see and experience here!
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Ricardo Gautreau - Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist
Ricardo comes from a musical family. His grandfather was a musician in the Dominican Republic, where Ricardo was born. His father, Francisco (Cano) was a composer/player with numerous Latin/Latin Jazz bands in New York, including the legendary Machito. His brother, Pablo, was lead singer and principal songwriter for the popular Salsa band, Conjunto Melao; later he led his own bands and wrote hits for stars like Willie Colón and Adalberto Santiago.
Ricardo holds a music degree and a Master in Bilingual Education from the City College Of New York, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. At City he studied with noted composer/pianist John Lewis, founder of the immortal Modern Jazz Quartet. He has also studied with master composer/pianist/educator, Ran Blake, and Jazz guitar legend, Sal Salvador. Other influences in his multicultural melting pot: The Blues of Robert Johnson, the Gospel Soul of Sam Cooke, the Pop mastery of the Beatles, the Latin/world music of Juan Luis Guerra, and a Jazz guitar obsession…
The resulting brew is a refreshing blend of Rock, Latin & Jazz that is beyond category.
Appearances include: The Jazz Mobile, New York’s Town Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, The Bean Runner Café in Peekskill, The Arts Exchange in White Plains, and many others. His songs have won commendations from the Billboard magazine competition and have been published in Sing Out! Magazine.
Last summer Relix magazine chose Ricardo’s trio as a new artist Jam Off Grand Prize winner. His music is available on Bandcamp, CD Baby, ITunes, Watusi, etc.