Richie Gajate Garcia, Puerto Rican born in New York City, grew up with musical influences of his percussionist step father. He is one of the top clinicians worldwide, demonstrating the art of drums and percussion. Richie has performed, recorded and toured the world as a drummer/percussionist for a variety of major artists, such as Diana Ross, Robin Thicke, Jessie J and more. He’s also played on over 40 major films, most recently Disney’s Coco.
Richie has had the joy of performing with many of the artists on The Smooth Jazz Cruise and looks forward to the next cruise coming up.