Michael Spiro
It's Not a Waltz - Understanding the triplet feel in Afro-Centric music
World Clinic/Performance
Saturday, 10:00 a.m.

Michael Spiro is an internationally recognized recording artist, producer and educator, known specifically for his work in the Latin music field.  He is a seven-time Grammy nominee, including a nomination in 2011 in the Latin Jazz category, and has co-produced such seminal recordings as BataKetu and BataMbira.  He is an Associate Professor of Percussion at Indiana University, and travels extensively internationally as a percussion clinician and artist. He has authored several books on Afro-Cuban music and percussion, produced a number of acclaimed instructional videos and DVDs, and is the founder of two widely acknowledged educational websites—“CongaMasterClass.com” and “SambaMasterClass.com.” In addition to his academic position, he maintains a strong musical presence on the West Coast. He remains an active record producer, co-leads both “Orquesta La Moderna Tradicion” and “Conjunto Karabali,” and holds the conga drum chair in the critically acclaimed Wayne Wallace Latin-Jazz Quintet.

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