Memo Acevedo
Memo Acevedo is a drummer from Colombia who performs Latin jazz.Career
Born Guillermo Memo Acevedo in Santa Fe de Bogotá, Colombia, Acevedo lived for a few years in Spain as a young man; by the mid-1970s, he had moved to Toronto where we would remain for approximately two decades.
Starting in 1977 and continuing for almost twenty years, Acevedo led the Latin band Banda Brava. During this period, he also led Memo Acevedo and the Jazz Cartel.
Most of Acevedo's recordings have been as a sideman. The exception is his self-produced 1993 album Building Bridges which included guest performances by Tito Puente, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Dave Valentin. He has worked with Bruce Cockburn, Irakere, Mark Murphy, Stephen Stills, Tom Scott, and performed in The Lion King musical. He has also worked with The Propellerheads, Hilton Ruiz, Jackie and Roy, Peggy Stern, Doug Riley, Carol Welsman, and Bill McBirnie.
He was awarded the Percussive Arts Society President's Industry Award in 2011.
Acevedo has performed as guest faculty at the Yakima Valley Community College Latin Music Festival several times. The festival is organized by David Blink. Acevedo was a professor at New York University.Discography
