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St. Petersburg Times
The Little Garage Band That Could
By DAVE SCHEIBER
June 27, 2003
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GULFPORT -- Gumbi Ortiz has played percussion for some of the greatest names in jazz - Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Nat Adderley, Chick Corea, Gato Barbieri and, for the past 16 years, Al Di Meola.
He's pounded the congas and laid down Afro-Cuban beats on more than 200 albums for other acts.
But he's never had a record contract of his own.
So when a deal landed in his lap this month, he had to laugh.
He wasn't even trying to get signed.
Ortiz, 46, had simply put together a four-song demo with his local group, the Latino Projekt.
He wanted to keep the young guys excited about playing in the band, especially since he tours worldwide six months a year with jazz guitarist Di Meola.
"We were just going to make a CD to sell at our gigs,&q