Private Full Hour Drum Lessons with Luiz (In Home)

Years of Experience: 2 Location Options: In Studio, In Home Travel Radius: 25 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country, Acoustic Age Groups: Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Drum Lessons Overview: Luiz , drummer and percussionist native of Brasília, Brasil, has been able to develop a unique blend of drumming vocabulary within percussive sensitivity. Combining the inventiveness and adventurous concepts of jazz music with traditional elements of Brazilian music allows for a unique sonic palette that propels music in different directions, either when playing drum set groves in Brazilian Pandeiro or Peruvian Cajón, or when working as a drummer applying percussion concepts and sound adaptations to the drums. Luiz holds both CUM LAUDE Bachelors in Fine arts degree at the City College of New York studying under John Pattittucci and Adam Cruz, and a M.A in Jazz Performance from Aaron Copeland School of Music at Queens College CUNY, where he studied under the tutelage of prestigious music educators Michael Phillip Mossman, Antonio Hart, David Berkman and JABALI Billy Hart. Parallel to his pristine jazz education, Mr. Luiz worked performed alongside an array of young promising jazz artists (Matt Miller, Ryan Brennan, Kyla Roscovich, Matt Turowsky and Chris Talio,to name a few),as well as leading his own ensemble jazz ensemble E.B.E.R.T ,and co -leading NYChoro ,an ensemble that combines the intricacies of both North American Jazz music and Brazilian chamber music of Choro. Luiz is currently involved with jazz education, teaching privately, and working with some of the greatest Brazilian musicians in New York scene, including Cidinho Teixeira, Leco Reis, Rodrigo Ursaia, Monika Oliveira, Billy Newman and Livio Almeida. * Formal Education: B.F.A In Jazz Studies - M.A In Jazz Performance- I have my B.F.A in Jazz studies fromCUNY City College Of New York, (Fall 2010)-CUM LAUDE and my M.A. in Jazz Performance,CUNY Queens College (Spring 2012). Private Education: Private lessons with established Jazz Musicians : Joe Morello ( Spring of 2007) John Riley( Fall 2008) Andy Watson( Spring 2007/ 2009) Adam Cruz ( Spring 2009/2010) Billy Hart ( Fall 2012/Spring 2012) Performing Experience: I have 6 years of regular work as Drum set player and Percussionist in a vast amount of styles, ranging from Big Band to small jazz ensemble, Brazilian and Afro cuban music, as well as off off broadway pit musician. Experience Teaching: I have been a private teacher for two years.