Roger Dawson

Roger Dawson
Roger Dawson 1976
Background information
Birth name	Roger Ward Dawson
Born	(1940-03-19)March 19, 1940
Origin	St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Genres	Mainstream jazz Post-bop Avant-garde jazz Free jazz Latin jazz Salsa music
Occupation(s)	Conga player, Jazz percussionist, Jazz composer, Bandleader, Disc jockey, Broadcast executive
Instrument(s)	Conga, Percussion
Years active	1961–1985

Roger Dawson (born March 19, 1940) is a jazz percussionist, conga drummer, bandleader, and jazz composer. He was a leading jazz and salsa disc jockey in the US and was acknowledged as being at the forefront of New York's salsa music explosion of the seventies and early eighties. He was the creator of the long-running "Salsa Meets Jazz" concert series at New York's Village Gate club.