On may 22nd and 23rd I had a pleasure to participate of  Miho's second Cd recording session. She is an amazing piano player from Japan. We recorded some finest latin music material. Komobuchi san on bass and Gustavo Anacleto on sax made this Cd a blast! Also with a gre...

I'm really exited to announce my new partnership with this amazing drum brand: Canopus.
I first tried Canopus in 2010 when I was touring in US. Since then I became a fan of their instruments. I have tried A to Z instruments all over the world, Canopus is one of the mos...

Bom, tive de tirar esse video do ar, mas repostei. Uma breve estudada no 5/8 e algumas ideias que eu curto. Espero que isso some no seu play. Nada que alguns dos meus bateristas prediletos não tenham feito... 
abraço

Estava devendo esse post para meus amigos aí do Brasil. Quando estive ministrando aulas no IBFV, a pergunta frequente era: "como entender e internalizar os compassos quebrados (ímpares)".
Gravei esse vídeo explicando um pouco como eu estudo, mesmo antes de começar a to...

Last night I had a pleasure to play with this incredible piano player Miho Nakada and her band again. She played one of my favorite songs: "Curumim" from Cesar Camargo Mariano and Hélio Delmiro's album called "Samambaia". I was playing over that vinyl when I was a kid....

I'm really excited to be able to record in our home studio now. Trying many mics, drums and positions.
Soon I'll be able to offer a remote drum track session and much more, direct from my home studio.
 

 In this video I show a little of my research on the sound.
A littl...

Next day to my arrival in Japan I had a blast playing with Miho Nakada and her band! Many sight reading and solos. It was great to break the jet leg. A must see gig for you guys in Japan, lot of fun and good music challenges will blow your mind!

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About my trip to Brasil.