First of all I have to say that I had the chance to meet the great and late Mr. Joe MORELLO and to have lessons with him
Drummers Collective New-York City (USA)
I gained the "Certificate of completation in all styles" at Drummers Collective. I studied with :
Kim Plainfield (Tania Maria) - Latin, Funk, Fusion
Marvin "Smitty " Smith (Sting, Brandford Marsalis) - Jazz
Mike Clark (Herbie Hancock) - Be-Bop, Funk
Ricky Sebastian (Harry Belafonte, John Scofield) - New-Orleans rhythms
Bobby Sanabria (Mario Bauza, Tito Puente) - Afro-Cuban rhythms & percussion
Sandy Gennaro (Cyndi Lauper, Johnny Winter) - Rock
Duduka Da Fonseca (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Herbie Mann) - Brazilian rhythms
Hank Jaramillo (A Chorus Line) - Broadway, Musical- & Studio-drumming
Brad Flickinger (Beauty and the Beast) - Broadway-drumming
Michael Lauren (Paul Anka, Chuck Berry) - Odd-Meters, Big-Band, Sight-Reading
Chris Lacinak (Clarence "Gatemouth " Brown) - New-Orleans second line drumming
Pete Zeldman (Steve Vai, Lee Konitz) - polyrhythms
Bob Weiner (Bob Moses, Harry Belafonte) - afro-cuban rhythms
Leroy Clouden (Steely Dan) - Pop & Groove drumming
Vince Cherico (Chico O´Farrill´s Jazz Orchestra) - Latin drumming
Swiss Jazz School Bern (CH)
I studied with :
Billy Brooks (Woody Shaw, Slide Hampton)
Bob Cunningham - New-York
Masterclass & Workshop: Mel Lewis (Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Big-Band)
Badisches Konservatorium Karlsruhe
I studied with :
Manfred Rohrer (Südwestfunk Symphonie Orchester Baden-Baden) - Classical Percussion & Drum-Set
Private lessons
with :
Joe Morello
Gary Chaffee (Berkley College of Music)
Gabriel Bouchet (Les Percussions De Strasbourg)
Bruce Becker (Freddie Gruber)
Masterclasses & Workshops
Vinnie Colaiuta, Dom Famularo, Steve Smith, Adam Nussbaum, Alex Acuna, Dennis Chambers, Peter Erskine...
