Music lovers paid tribute to the life of Latin Jazz pioneer and Brooklyn native Ray Barretto Wednesday.
The 76-year-old Grammy Award-winning drummer died Friday after undergoing open heart surgery.
Hundreds of fans, including the mayor, paid their respects at the Riverside Memorial Chapel Wednesday night.
One of his sons said his father’s ashes would be spread out in the city and in Puerto Rico.
Barretto’s body was expected to be flown to San Juan Thursday for a public viewing there on Friday.