Bobby Enriquez

• Name — Bobby Enriquez • Birth Name — Roberto Delprado Yulo Enriquez • Born — 20 May 1943 • Birthplace — Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Commonwealth of the Philippines • Died — 6 August 1996 • Place of death — Stayton, Oregon, Oregon, U.S. • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Piano • Years Active — 1957–1993 • Label — GNP Crescendo

Born in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Enriquez's first love was the piano, and he was self-taught since he was four years old; however, his mother wanted him to concentrate on schoolwork. He began his professional career as a musician at the age of 14, sneaking out of his second floor bedroom window at night to play gigs. When his mother discovered what he was doing, she shut down the piano and told him to concentrate on homework. He soon ran away from home and went to Manila. In Manila, he joined jazz groups, and from there, he played in Taipei and Hong Kong where he met Mel Tormé, Lionel Hampton, Tito Puente, and Chico Hamilton. He got a job at the Golden Dragon Lounge in Honolulu, Hawaii. There, he became music director for Don Ho. From 1976 to 1977, he performed with Amapola Cabase in San Francisco, California. This was followed by appearances at the Wagon Wheel and Harrah's Hotel in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. From 1980 to 1981, he was a sideman for Richie Cole on tour. During the next four years, he made several albums for GNP Crescendo. Enriquez became a born-again Christian in 1993 and spoke of how God had changed his life. He played jazzy hymns at his church in Bayonne, New Jersey. He died on August 6, 1996, aged 53, in Stayton, Oregon, due to a pulmonary embolism.

• Year recorded — Title — Label — Personnel/Notes • 1981 — The Wild Man — GNP Crescendo — with Abraham Laboriel (bass guitar), Alex Acuña (drums), Poncho Sanchez (conga), Chuck Domanico (bass), Harvey Mason (drums) • 1981 — The Wild Man Meets the Madman — GNP Crescendo — with Richie Cole • 1982 — Live! in Tokyo — GNP Crescendo — with Isoo Fukui (bass), Shinji Mori (musician) (drums) • 1982 — Bobby Enriquez Plays Bossa Nova — GNP Crescendo — with Rufus Reid (bass), Billy Higgins (drums) • 1982 — España — GNP Crescendo — with orchestra • 1983 — Live at Concerts by the Sea — GNP Crescendo — with Richard Reid (bass), Alex Acuña (drums) • 1984 — Live at Concerts by the Sea, Vol. II — GNP Crescendo — with Richard Reid (bass), Alex Acuña (drums) • 1985 — Native — Portrait • 1987 — Wild Piano — Portrait — with Eddie Gomez (bass), Al Foster (drums) • 1990 — The Wildman Returns — Evidence — with Ray Brown (bass), Al Foster (drums) • 1993 — In The City — Portrait

With Maria Amapola Cabase • Sophisticated Lady (1984)

Bobby Enriquez is recorded with the occupation jazz musician. Recorded as a citizen of United States. Classed in the genre jazz.