Jerry Gonzalez
Background information
Birth name	Gerald Gonzalez
Born	( 1949-06-05 ) June 5, 1949 Manhattan , New York , U.S.
Origin	The Bronx , New York, U.S.
Died	October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01) (aged 69) Madrid , Spain
Genres	Afro-Cuban jazz , Latin Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, arranger
Instruments	Trumpet , flugelhorn , congas

Jerry Gonzalez (June 5, 1949 – October 1, 2018) ^[1] was an American bandleader, trumpeter and percussionist . He was of Puerto Rican descent.

Along with his brother, bassist Andy Gonzalez , he played an important role in the development of Latin jazz during the late 20th century. During the 1970s, both played alongside Eddie Palmieri and in Manny Oquendo 's Conjunto Libre, and from 1980 to 2018 they directed The Fort Apache Band.

From 2000 to 2018, Gonzalez worked for Los Piratas del Flamenco and El Comando de la Clave.

On October 1, 2018, Gonzalez died of a heart attack after a fire in his home in Madrid , aged 69. ^[2]

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