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Lisa Haley and The Zydekats
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Maria Martinez - drums and percussion
Originally from Camaguey, Cuba and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Maria brings a special spicy rhythm to our One World Swamp!
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
Maria Martinez is a respected drummer, percussionist, clinician and educator. Maria began her musical career playing in New Orleans French Quarter including Tipitina's and the Dream Palace as well as New Orleans Jazz Festival, Rivergate Convention Center and New Orleans Super Dome.
LIVE PERFORMANCES
Barry White, The Icon Tour, USA
Klymaxx, Pacific Islands and USA Tour
Rita Coolidge
Angela Bofill, Blue Note, New York City and Blues Alley, Washington D.C.
Nel Carter
El Chicano, Japan
Trini Lopez
Johnny Paycheck
Morris Albert
Emmanuel, South American Tour
Peach, House of Blues, Los Angeles
RECORDINGS
Klymaxx – ?The Maxx is Back?, MCA Records
Angela Bofill – Capitol Records
Pearl Drums Inc. – ?No Borders?
U.S. Kids – ?Songs for Us? – Raccoon Records
Denver Symphony Orchestra – ?Grand Prix?
Steve Trovato - About Time?
Peach – The Real Thing
TELEVISION APPEARANCES
Drew Carey Show, live music performance
Dukes of Hazzard, music performance
Klymaxx – The Late Show, Soul Train, Music Video, Good Loving
Emmanuel, Vina Del Mar Music Festival (Chile), Univision Television (Venezuela)
Joe Diorio (Jazz Guitarist), Swiss Cable Vision
Artist Interview, Univision Television, Desde Hollywood
Martinez graduated and was the recipient of the 1982 ?Outstanding Player of the Year Award? from Musicians Institute. She taught at the Percussion Institute of Technology from 1982 – 2000 and was course leader of the Latin Drumming curriculum. Martinez taught classes in: Latin drumming, sight reading, live playing workshops, rhythm section workshops, open counseling and private lessons.
Martinez is a noted author of several important educational publications, including Rudimental Warm-Ups, Instant Guide to Drum Grooves (book/CD packages), Brazilian Coordination for Drumset, Afro-Cuban Coordination for Drumset (book/CD packages, DVD?s and Video?s), all published by Hal Leonard. Maria is a columnist for Modern Drummer and contributing author for, Percussive Notes, Drum Magazines, Latin Percussion Music Group Education, Drum Instructors Only Newsletters. She is co-founder and author of the World Beat Rhythms (WBR) Beyond the Drum Circle book/CD package series, WBR-Brazil, WBR-Africa and WBR–Cuba (Hal Leonard).
She has taught master classes, conducted clinics and played at events such as PASIC (Percussive Arts Society International Convention), IAJE (International Association of Jazz Educators), NAMM (National American Music Merchants), CMEA (The California Association for Music Education) and TCAP (The California Arts Project) and the Berklee School of Music World Percussion Festival among others.
Martinez pursues an active free-lance career performing and sharing both stage and studio with such artists as El Chicano, Rita Coolidge, Angela Bofill, Klymaxx, Emmanuel, Trini Lopez, Morris Albert, Peach, and the late Barry White, Nel Carter and Johnny Paycheck. Her television appearances include The Late Show, The Drew Carey Show, Dukes of Hazzard, Soul Train, Desde Hollywood (Univision) among others.
DVD?s AND VIDEOS
Drumset Instructional DVD/video and live performance, Brazilian Coordination for Drumset,
Hal Leonard Publishing
Drumset Instructional DVD/Video and live performance, Afro-Cuban Coordination for Drumset,
Hal Leonard Publishing
Content Editor for Poncho Sanchez educational DVD entitled Fundamentals of Latin Music for the Rhythm Section (CherryLane Music Company)
PUBLISHINGS
Brazilian Coordination for Drumset book/CD package (Hal Leonard)
Brazilian Coordination for Drumset educational DVD/Video (Hal Leonard)
Afro-Cuban Coordination for Drumset educational DVD/Video (Hal Leonard)
Afro-Cuban Coordination for Drumset book/CD package (Hal Leonard)
Instant Guide to Drum Grooves book/CD package (Hal Leonard)
World Beat Rhythms - Brazil, book/CD package (Hal Leonard)
World Beat Rhythms – Africa, book/CD package (Hal Leonard)
World Beat Rhythms – Cuba, book/CD package (Hal Leonard)
Rudimental Warm-Ups book/CD package (Hal Leonard)
Content editor for DVD entitled Fundamentals of Latin Music for the Rhythm Section – by Poncho Sanchez (CherryLane)
BOOK REVIEWS
SlagwerkKrant Magazine (October 1999, Amsterdam) Brazilian Coordination for Drumset
Modern Drummer Magazine (September 1999) Brazilian Coordination for Drumset
Drum Instructors Only Newsletter (Vol. 1, No. 4, January 1998)
Drum Instructors Only Newsletter (Vol. 3, No. 2, July 1999)
Percussive Notes Magazine (Vol.37, No.4, August 1999) Brazilian Coordination for Drumset
Percussive Notes Magazine (Vol.38, No.3, June 2000) Afro-Cuban Coordination for Drumset
Modern Drummer Magazine (September 2000) Afro-Cuban Coordination for Drumset
Percussive Notes Magazine (Vol.40, No.6, December 2002) Brazilian book and Afro-Cuban DVD/video
Percussive Notes Magazine (Vol. 41, No.3 June 2003) Instant Guide to Drum Grooves
Modern Drummer (April 2003) Instant Guide to Drum Grooves
International Musician Journal (October 2003) World Beat Rhythms book Series
Percussive Notes Magazine (Vol. 43, No. 5 October 2005) Rudimental Warm-Ups
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
Music Magazine Japan (Issue #08479-10) Band Featured
Right On Magazine (issue #sm14493) Band Featured Article and Personal Interview
What?s Hot (Issue #02395) Band Featured Article and Personal Interview
Battuer Magazine Featured Artist
Latin Percussion Music Group Education Newsletter (Issue #8 Fall/Winter 1999) Instructional Article
Percussive Notes Magazine (Vol. 37, No. 5, October 1999) Article
Drum Instructors Only Newsletter (Vol. 3, No. 4 January 2000) Article
Percussive Notes Magazine (Vol. 38, April 2000) Article
Drum Magazine (Vol. 9/Issue 7. November/December 2000) Article
Latin Percussion Music Group Education Newsletter (Issue #8 Fall 1999) Article
Latin Percussion Music Group Education Newsletter (Issue #10 Spring 2001) Article
Modern Drummer (September 2002) Article
Modern Drummer (February 2003) Article
Modern Drummer (October 2003) Article
Percussive Notes Magazine (Vol. 41, No. 5, October 2003) Article
Latin Percussion Music Group Education Newsletter (Issue Fall 2003) Article
Modern Drummer (February 2004) Article
Modern Drummer (April 2004) Article
Modern Drummer (September 2004) Article
Percussive Notes Magazine (Vol. 42, No. 4, August 2004) Practice Room Feature
Latin Percussion Music Group Education Newsletter (Issue #13 Fall 2004) Instructional Article
Modern Drummer (April 2005) Article
Modern Drummer (September 2005) Article
Modern Drummer (September 2006) Article
SPECIAL EVENTS
Product Demonstrator/Clinician for Roland Digital Musical Instruments, (NAMM) Show 1993
Clinician for Pearl Drums ?Music Education in America? conducted over 100 Clinics for Los Angeles Unified School District 1991 – 1994
Conducted a clinic for Musicians Institute (M.I.) Japan
The California Arts Project Summer Institute 1998 at Cal State Northridge
Percussive Arts Society International Convention, (PASIC) Columbus Ohio, October 1999
Conducted a Master Class on Brazilian Drumset Styles (PASIC) 1999
Featured guest soloist with United States Air Force Big Band, ?Airmen of Note? (PASIC) 1999
Product demonstrator/clinician for Yamaha Digital Musical Instruments, (NAMM) 1999
Conducted a clinic for the CMEA (The California Association for Music Education) 2003
Sam Ash Music Store Clinic tour New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, 2003
Percussive Arts Society International Convention, (PASIC) Louisville Kentucky, November 2003
Conducted a clinic at the Berklee School of Music World Percussion Festival - 2003
Remo Percussion Center Clinic – 2004, 2005, 2006
NAMM – World Beat Rhythms Interactive Concert – 2005, 2006
Conducted a clinic for the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) 2006 Convention, New York City
ENDORSEMENTS
DW/Pacific Drums, Paiste, Latin Percussion, Regal Tip, Remo USA, E-Pad Company, Drum Tech, Pure Sound, Rhythm Tech.
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