All Artists

Principal Percussionist, New Haven Symphony Orchestra and percussion faculty at the Western Connecticut State University.

Associate Professor of Percussion/Multicultural Music at the University of Nebraska, Omaha

Robert Kaufman is currently a full Professor at Berklee College of Music. He has over thirty years experience teaching and performing, including the following: Eight years on faculty in the percussion department at Berklee College of Music (19777-1985), where he designed and developed curriculum.

New York City born drummer Richie Morales is a versatile player whose credits range from the seminal jazz fusion of the Brecker Brothers, the Latin jazz of Ray Barretto and Dave Valentin.

Principal Percussionist for the Pittsburgh Symphony.

Lonny Benoit is Assistant Professor of Music and Coordinator of Percussion Studies at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana where he teaches all courses in percussion performance. Benoit is also the director of the McNeese Percussion Ensemble, the McNeese Ragtime Pokes, and the Pride of McNeese Drumline.

Dr. Fernando Hashimoto is professor of percussion at University of Campinas - UNICAMP (Brazil), where he is developing research about Brazilian percussion repertoire. He is founder and director of GRUPU - UNICAMP’s Percussion Ensemble and timpanist of Campinas Symphony Orchestra.

Grammy nominated artist Sammy K

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