Percussionist Recording Artist

Frank Colón is a specialist in Latin-Caribbean and Brazilian percussion instruments including congas, bongos, timbales, bata drums, shekere, cuica, and berimbau. As a sideman with the Manhattan Transfer for 12 years, he collaborated on two of their Grammy awards and was voted in 1988 as“Most Influential Percussionist of the Year.

Frank’s Colón's collaborations in performances, TV specials, DVDs, and/or CD recordings include Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Manhattan Transfer, George Clinton, Gato Barbieri, Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, George Benson, Thalia, Paquito D'Rivera, Larry Coryell, Billy Taylor, Azymuth, Dianne Reeves, Nestor Torres, Mickey Hart, DJ Gilles Peterson, Chet Baker, Jaco Pastorious, Michel Camilo, African master-drummer, Babatunde Olatunji, Gato Barbieri, Harry Belafonte, Weather Report, Tania Maria, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil, Ed Motta, João Bosco, Chico Buarque, Wagner Tiso, Ney Matogrosso, Elba Ramalho, Marina Lima, RPM, João Donato, Toninho Horta, Roberto Menescal, and Marcos Valle.

Frank also appears in the musical documentary movie “Calle 54”, directed by Oscar-winner Fernando Trueba. His three albums as a leader are: "Latin Lounge", “Latin Wonder”, and “Frank Colón - Live at Vartanjazz” all of which have received very good critical reviews. He is also featured as the principal soloist in a DVD with the Kremlin Chamber Orchestra from Moscow, in a symphony commissioned for him entitled “Adoracion al Ritmo.”

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