He learned to play the piano at the music high school of Cienfuegos. He studied medicine but abandoned his studies due to financial difficulties. He began playing with groups in Las Villas. In 1940, he moved to Havana, where he played in the charangas of Paulina Álvarez and Paulín, with Arsenio Rodríguez, Kubavana and Senén Suárez and in the big bands Siboney and Riverside. In 1943, he released his first recording, together with Arsenio Rodríguez.
Estrellas De Buena Vista y Mas / Ibrahim Ferrer at Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
Buena Vista Social Club / Ibrahim Ferrer at Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
Buena Vista Social Club Presents
Buena Vista Social Club / Ibrahim Ferrer / Ruben Gonzalez at Cerritos Center For The Perf. Arts
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Ruben Gonzalez has had 6 concerts.
Ruben Gonzalez is most often considered to be Jazz, Latin, Piano, Latin Jazz, Musica Tradicional Cubana, Cuba, Cuban, and Jazz Cubano.
The last Ruben Gonzalez concert was on June 21, 2014 at Word Up Community Bookshop in New York, New York, United States. The bands that performed were: LexiGlass / Circa 95 / Gio Safari / Division X / Charlie Cruz / DJ Funkshun / Tellie Floyd / The Machine / J. Ro and Bachatin / NYC Brass Brothers / Gaga P'al Pueblo / Poingly / DJ Polarity / Ruben Gonzalez / Joaquin and the Hot Knives / MC Maniphes / DJ Dirt.
