AlejandroÌý°ä²¹²õ³Ù²¹Ã±´Ç
- Lecturer, Jazz Studies (percussion)
- JAZZ STUDIES
Alejandro °ä²¹²õ³Ù²¹Ã±´Ç is a Denver-based jazz and Afro-Cuban drummer and percussionist. A first-generation Colombian and Cuban-American, he draws inspiration from his culture for his music.
°ä²¹²õ³Ù²¹Ã±´Ç is an active performer and educator in the United States and abroad. He has performed and recorded with Chuchito Valdés, Ron Miles, Benny Benack III, Gerardo Aguillón, Raul Murciano, Steve Turre, Jonathan Powell, Greg Gisbert, Annie Booth and others.
He has conducted master classes at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Truman State ³Ô¹ÏÍø, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Jamestown and ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Wyoming. Since 2012, he has been a guest artist and educator at the National ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Costa Rica.
°ä²¹²õ³Ù²¹Ã±´Ç earned a Master of Music in jazz performance and pedagogy from the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder where he researched the music of Cuba. He is now an educator at the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder, Denver School of the Arts and Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts.
°ä²¹²õ³Ù²¹Ã±´Ç performs regularly at Denver jazz venues and beyond.