Jack James Costanzo (September 24, 1919 – August 18, 2018) was an American percussionist.
Costanzo is of Italian descent, both his parents being from Italy.
A composer and drummer, Costanzo is best known for having been a bongo player, and was nicknamed "Mr. Bongo". He visited Havana three times in the 1940s and learned to play Afro-Cuban rhythms on the bongos and congas.
Costanzo started as a dancer, touring as a team with his wife before World War II. After... more
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