Occupation(s) Musician, producer Role Percussionist Name Marc Quinones | Labels Columbia Years active 1979–present | |
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Genres Southern rock, salsa, Latin music, jazz fusion, new wave Instruments Percussion, timbales, congas Associated acts The Allman Brothers Band, The Derek Trucks Band, Ruben Blades, Willie Colon, David Byrne, Spyro Gyra Movies The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods Music group The Allman Brothers Band (Since 1991) Albums Hittin\' the Note, Where It All Begins, An Evening with the Allman Br, Shades of Two Worlds, A Decade of Hits 1969–1979 | ||
Marc Quiñones Timbales Solo "Indestructible" Con Mixtura @ Baru
Marc Quiñones is a percussionist, a longtime player in salsa music, a former member of the Southern rock group The Allman Brothers Band (1991-2014) and current member of the Gregg Allman Band. He is of Puerto Rican ancestry.
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- Marc Quiones Timbales Solo Indestructible Con Mixtura Baru
- Marc qui ones 36th birthday celebration
- Songs
- References
Born in The Bronx, New York, he began playing drums and congas at the age of three and was playing professionally at the age of nine. In his youth he played timbales with Latin music stars such as Tito Puente and co-founded a group named Los Rumberitos. At the age of 17 he joined the salsa music band of Rafael de Jesús.
Quiñones spent the next five years in salsa master Willie Colón's band, playing every percussion instrument at one time or another. His ability to sight-read music led to his becoming musical director of the band for the last two years; he also co-produced one of Colon's albums. He then spent two years playing with Rubén Blades as well as playing on and touring for David Byrne's Latin music Rei Momo project. In 1989 Quiñones joined the jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra where he played for two years.
After a chance meeting with Butch Trucks in 1991, he was recruited to join The Allman Brothers Band. There he played alongside original drummers Trucks and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson; the general pattern was that Trucks was the timekeeper, Johanson added colors, and Quiñones established rhythms that the guitarists played against.
When the Allman Brothers Band were not active, Quiñones played with various salsa bands and works as a session musician for albums (such as Marc Anthony's 2001 Libre), and creating music scores for television soundtracks, and commercials. Following the Allman Brothers Band's breakup at the end of 2014, Quiñones joined Les Brers, a part time band led by original Allman Brothers band drummer Butch Trucks, that also consists of other Allman Brothers alumni.
In September 2013, Quiñones married longtime girlfriend Nicole Wineland-Thomson. They reside in Massachusetts.
Marc qui ones 36th birthday celebration
Songs
SoulshineWhere It All Begins · 1994
No One to Run WithWhere It All Begins · 1994
Back Where It All BeginsWhere It All Begins · 1994