Lenny Castro
Lenny Castro (born 1956) is an American freelancing percussionist in the studio recording industry in the Los Angeles area.[1]
Early life
Castro born and raised in New York City to parents of Puerto Rican descent. His father, Hector Castro, was a keyboardist for Latin artists such as Tito Puente and Johnny Pacheco. Castro attended the High School of Music & Art were he studied classical percussion.[2]
Career
After graduating high school and playing around New York City, he was discovered by singer Melissa Manchester at age 19 and went on tour as her percussionist.[3] Castro later moved to Los Angeles with Manchester where he was introduced to producer Richard Perry. Perry had him play for Diana Ross on her album Baby, It's Me where Castro met session drummer Joe Porcaro.[4]
References
- ^ Flans, Robyn (1998). "Brothers in Rhythm: The LA Percussionist Roundtable" (PDF). Modern Drummer. 22 (1): 52.
- ^ Pertout, Alex (2003). "A Day With Lenny Castro". DRUMScene.
- ^ Maui Beat (2013-09-05). "Lenny Castro heats up Maui Jazz & Blues Festival". Maui News. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ Bentley, Mary (2006). "The Sidemen of Smooth Jazz: Lenny Castro". SmoothViews. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
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