Jose G Bethancourt

Downtown Jazz clubs once fueled a young musicians' dreams

• When I was just 13 years old, I mustered the courage to talk to Jose Bethancourt. He was one of the best Latin musicians in the country. I asked him to teach me the rhythms that he played in the NBC orchestra. Even though I was just a nervy kid, Jose agreed to teach me and I learned the Latin feel fA few years later, when I was 17, Jose called to ask if I would come down to the London House and play drums for the house band to play opposite jazz pianist Errol Garner. I jumped at it; me, playing in the London House with the great Jose Bethancourt and Errol Garner; thank God I had a tux shirt. I
• Date: Sep 01, 2011
• Category: Entertainment
• Source: Google