Spanish Fly
About This Event
Experience a vibrant evening of Latin and Latin American music styles, including salsa, merengue, bossa nova, and Afro-Cuban jazz, at Red Rooster Harlem. Under the direction of Ray Angry, this event celebrates the rich cultural heritage of Harlem.
About Spanish Fly
“Spanish Fly” at Red Rooster Harlem refers not to the 1975 British-Spanish film of the same name, but to a live set grounded in jazz while borrowing freely from rock and pop vocabulary. Featuring pianist-composer Ray Angry alongside chef-host Marcus Samuelsson, the program frames Angry’s writing as the spine of a club-band conversation, where groove and harmony do equal work. No documented NYC premiere history is widely cited for this configuration. Still, it reflects a Harlem tradition of genre-mixing as civic culture, not branding.
About the Artist
Ray Angry
Ray Angry is a musician and composer recognized for his contributions to various musical genres, including jazz and soul.