Francisco Jose Mela is a Cuban drummer and percussionist who has performed with a wide array of prominent international Latin and jazz artists including Kenny Barron, Gary Bartz, JoAnne Brackeen, Jane Bunnett, Regina Carter, Anat Cohen, Paquito D'Rivera, George Garzone, Larry Grenadier, Stefon Harris, Lionel Loueke, Joe Lovano, Jason Moran, John Patitucci, John Scofield, Esperanza Spalding, Mark Turner, McCoy Tyner, Chucho Valdés, Kenny Werner, and many others.
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Joe Lovano
American jazz flautist, saxophonist, clarinettist
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John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
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Lionel Loueke
guitarist
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George Adams
musician
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McCoy Tyner
American jazz pianist
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Ignacio Berroa
Cuban musician
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Melissa Aldana
Chilean saxophonist
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Eric Harland
American musician
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Al Foster
American musician
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Michel Camilo
Dominican Grammy-award winning pianist and composer (born 1954)
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George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
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Michael Eckroth
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
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Joshua Redman
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Anthony Cox
American jazz bass player
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Horacio Hernandez
Cuban musician
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John Clark
American jazz horn player and composer
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Chucho Valdés
Cuban musician
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Paquito D'Rivera
Cuban musician
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Louis Hayes
American drummer
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John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
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Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
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Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Cuban pianist
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Elvin Jones
American jazz drummer
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Paul Motian
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer
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Jack DeJohnette
American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
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Tommy Smith
Scottish saxophone player
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Armando Peraza
Cuban percussionist
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Robin Eubanks
American musician
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Jerry Gonzalez
American musician
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Chano Domínguez
Spanish jazz musician
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Giovanni Hidalgo
Puerto Rican percussionist and music educator
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Bob Belden
American musician
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Avery Sharpe
American musician
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Byard Lancaster
American saxophonist
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Babatunde Lea
Cuban musician
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Jean Toussaint
jazz musician
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Billy Hart
American jazz drummer
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John Bernard Riley
American musician
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Ravi Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist (born 1965)
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Azar Lawrence
American musician
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Richie Beirach
jazz pianist and composer
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Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
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John Medeski
American jazz keyboards player and composer
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Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
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Jimmy Garrison
American double bassist
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Cecil McBee
American bassist
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Pharoah Sanders
American jazz saxophonist
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Pedrito Martinez
musician
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Christian McBride
American musician
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Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
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Larry Gray
American musician
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Conrad Herwig
American musician