Ignacio Berroa

Ignacio Berroa (born July 8, 1953, in Havana, Cuba) is a jazz drummer.
In 1980 Berroa left his country during the Mariel Boatlift, moved to New York and joined Dizzy Gillespie’s quartet in 1981, becoming the drummer of the band Gillespie formed until his death in 1993.
Berroa has been recognized by many as one of the greatest drummers of our time. Jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie best defined Berroa as: "... the only Latin drummer in the world in the... meer