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Widely respected as one of
the top writers, educators and
historians in the field, Mr.
Santos is a member of the Latin
Jazz Advisory Committee of the
Smithsonian Institution and
has contributed to the international
magazines Percussive Notes ,
Modern Drummer ,Modern Percussionist
, and Latin Percussionist .
The San Francisco Bay Area community
in which he still lives and
works has presented him with
numerous awards and honors for
artistic excellence and social
dedication. Mr. Santos is also
a distinguished and creative
multi-percussionist and recording
artist. His diverse credits
include: Grupo Mezcla (Havana,
Cuba), Irakere West, Santana,
Cal Tjader, Charlie Hunter,
Danilo Perez, Linda Tillery,
Ignacio Berroa, Omar Sosa, Bobby
Hutcherson, McCoy Tyner, Lalo
Schifrin, Jon Jang, Yma Sumac,
Pete and Sheila Escovedo, Mark
Murphy, John Faddis, Batacumbele
and Batucaje. He was the director
of the Orquesta Tipica Cienfuegos
(l976-1980) and the Orquesta
Batachanga (1981-1985). Mr.
Santos currently directs the
Machete Ensemble (since 1986),
a world-class Latin Jazz band
of international renown, and
is recording and touring with
the Cuban piano phenom, Omar
Sosa.
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John Santos
Percussionist, composer, writer
and educator; John Santos was
raised in the Puerto Rican and
Cape Verdean traditions of his
family, surrounded by music.
The fertile musical environment
of the San Francisco Bay Area
shaped his career in a unique
way. His studies of Afro-Latin
music have included several
trips to New York, Puerto Rico,
Cuba and Colombia.
Teaching Assistant:
Catherine
Ho
Relevant
Links:
www.johnsantos.com
Through
the course, students will establish
contact with various community
populations and participate
in a culminating intergenerational
performance presented at the
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