Roberto Delprado Yulo Enriquez, known as Bobby Enriquez, was a Filipino jazz pianist born in 1943. Enriquez began playing the piano at age four and started a professional career at 13, performing in the show The Coca-Cola Tap (1956). Enriquez moved to Manila in 1960 and performed with Vestre Roxas and Tony Scott before playing in Taipei and Hong Kong in 1961. The artist met figures including Mel Tormé and Lionel Hampton and served as the musical director for Don Ho between 1968 and 1970. In the early 1980s, Enriquez earned the nickname “The Wild Man” while touring with Richie Cole and Dizzy Gillespie. Recordings include the albums The Wild Man (1981), The Wild Man Meets the Madman (1981), and Live! in Tokyo (1982). Their discography also includes the albums España (1982), Wild Piano (1987), and The Wildman Returns (1993). Enriquez passed away in 1996.
