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Jose Rosa

Born and raised in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Jose has been performing on percussion instruments since he was five years old. At age 11, he started formal music lessons with Professor Jose “Tito” Rivera at the Escuela Libre De Musica de Humacao. At 12 years of age, Jose started performing with Humacao Symphonic Band under the direction of Professor German Pena Plaza. With the Humacao Symphonic Band, Jose traveled to Venezuela, New York, Costa Rica, Virgin Islands and Dominican Republic.

At age 14, Jose received formal percussion lessons from Professor Jose "Pepe" Torres at the Escuela Libre de Musica de Caguas.

Under Torres direction, Jose performed with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, Puerto Rico State Band and also with a variety of local bands. By the age of 17, Jose was accepted into the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music where he studied percussion with Professor Jose Alicea. Under Alicea's direction, Jose played for the America youth symphony orchestra based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1994, Jose moved to Miami, where he attended the University of Miami and Florida International University.

Through the course of his life, Jose has had the opportunity to perform with renown artists such as Arturo Sandoval, Tito Puente, Marcos Barrientos, Gerson Kelly, Danilo Montero, Mike Orta, Bobby Cruz, Jose "Papo" Rivera, “Steel Pan virtuoso” Liam Teague, Gregg Bissonnette, etc...

He had also performed at the Disney’s Animal Kingdom “Tarzan Rocks” and “The Village Beatniks” shows, at the Universal Studios Florida “The I Love Lucy tribute show!”,”The Paul Vesco Orchestra”,“Michael Andrews & Swingerhead”, and many others.

Jose currently resides in Orlando, Florida where he performs, does recordings and also teaches percussion on a regular basis.

He also leads his own percussion group called “Los Rumberos de El Nuevo Dia”, his latin jazz band "Jose Rosa and Friends" and also co-leads with Hector "Pocho" Neciosup a fusion Latin-American Jazz band named: "Tinya". In addition, he can also be heard and seen in many radio ads and TV programs like syndicated PBS program “Jazz Then and Now” and also on the Travel channel in the program " The making of Disney's Animal Kingdom".

He has also co-written several instructional books with his long time friend Professor Hector ”Pocho” Neciosup some of the titles are: Award winning:"The Book of Contemporary Conga Techniques", "Beyond The Secret Hand / Mas alla de la Mano Secreta" published by Hal Leonard Corporation, "The Contemporary Latin Drummer minus one", "The Contemporary Latin-American Percussionist", Among many others...

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"The Contemporary Hand Drummer" Now Available

"The Contemporary Hand Drummer" Now Available

Source: All About Jazz

Develop contemporary hand drumming techniques with extraordinary speed and independence with this book/CD pack. The foundation of Afro-Caribbean music is explained, including the clave concept, and a comprehensive chapter containing the patterns of many of the most popular rhythms. Includes clear instructions, logical sequences, and sections on applying rudiments and on independence training which have applications beyond hand drumming. PLAY-A-LONG INCLUDED

Contact your Hal Leonard Representative to place your order

ISBN # 978-1574242430 Hal Leonard Inventory #HL 00001213 ...

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Contemporary Drums and Percussion Camp: June 17-19, 2009

Contemporary Drums and Percussion Camp: June 17-19, 2009

Source: All About Jazz

Contemporary Latin Music Educators, Pearl Corporation and The University of Central Florida, Presents:

“Contemporary Drums and Percussion Camp"

University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida June 17-19, 2009

Featuring study with special guests and Pearl Percussion Artists:

Jesus Diaz Jose Rosa Hector “Pocho" Neciosup Glen Caruba Larry Washington and “Heavy Metal Meets Latin Music” with ANKLA’S Percussionist: Oscar Santiago

Created for all levels, this unique Camp offers daily sessions, ...

"Jose Rosa is definitely a great representation of the new breed of percussionist." - Cincinnati Enquirer "Simply the best" - Kentucky's City Beat
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Percussion

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Beginner to advanced

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Available to teach at anytime. teach from Beginners to Professionals Call for more information

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Have several types of clinics depending on the situation. Contact us for a Free Clinician Press Kit, which explains all my clinics.

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