Jaime Aníbal De León
Innova, Trio Freelance
Musical Education
- (1991-1994) Classical percussion in the National Conservatory
- (1992) Master class with Tommy Campbell (John Mclaughlin)
- (1994) Master class with Ignacio Berroa (Dizzie Guillespie)
- (1995) Certificate
studies at Drummers Collective NYC. Specialized in styles like Jazz Fuion
and R&B with master teachers like: Frank Katz , Bobby Sanabria,
Zach Danziger, Kim Plainfield, Mike Clark , Jojo Mayer and Dave Weckl.
Experience
- (1991-1995) Piano player Carlos Cortès
- (1996) Rasa Band/ Latin Fusion Band
- (1999 -2001) Countless of live perfomances with top40 bands and jazz
gigs
- (2002-Present) Hired by the great tenor sax player Carlos Garnett
(Miles Davis, Art Blakey) Invited to the Panama jazz festival 2003
2004 2005 2006 2009: Sharing the stage with Danilo Pérez, Jack De
Johnette, Allan Pasqua Kurt Rosenwinkel, Joe Lovano, Charlie Hunter y Kenny
Barron among many others.
- (2005) opened the concert of Jarabe de Palo with a local band “AP”.
- Has appeared in interviews in several websites in Latin America, including
clubdebateristas and drummerweb.com
- Clinics in Panama:
- Show Jam de percusión (2001) linear drumming y sticking patterns.
Drum Magazine may 2001.
- Jamboree Juventud 2002
- Encuentro Juvenil de La música en la Universidad de Panamá (2004)
- Clínica de Batería en tienda de música Deka Group (2004)
- AMP Academia de Música de Panamá (2009)
- Has worked in many music schools such as: Valent Recreation Center (Clayton
1997), Musiyama (1997-1998), In Harmony (2005 -2006) AMP (2009) and countless
of private students.
- Has been selected to appear in the Modern Drummer Magazine on
the section “On The Move” January 2007 (the first
panamenian ever in the magazine).
- Organizer of the Panamá Drum festival 2007, 2008 and 2009 with
Walfredo Reyes Jr y Billy Cobham, Camilo Torres (Chile) y Oscar Giunta (Argentina)
Jorge Forero (Colombia)
- Has appeared on the cover of the local magazine “Weekend” as
an up & coming player jazz player.
- (2007) Montevideo Drum Festival 2007 with Nico Arnicho, Gustavo
Meli y Rodrigo Trobo
- (2008) Has Played with guitar great David “Fuze” Fiuczynski (Screaming
Headless Torsos Hiromi Ueara, Berklee)
- (2008) Has played with TTU jazz with german musicians Ull Mock y Frank Heinz
at the National Teather in Panamà.
- Member of the group INNOVA
- Member of the trio Freelance.
- Has been interviewed on the tv show” “El poder de la Timba” dedicated
to the best jazz drummers in Panamà.
- Currently working on a drumbook based on his own ideas and organizing clinics
to promote Mpex drums and giging around town.
- Invited to Laguna Drum fest in Torreòn Mexico and Cordoba Drum
fest
Youtube clips:
At the Montevideo Drum Fest 2007 in Uruguay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJkl1iuj6SY
Soloing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcVkEuB5mQY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ1mG5geQTo
At The Panamá Drum Festival 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzX5wLHNEdI
With David Fuze Fiuczynski at the Drum Fest. 2008 January 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn8Iloy3IN4
Links (in Spanish):
Montevideo Drum fest
http://montevideodrumfest.com/contenido/ed2008/
Club de bateristas Argentinos (Argetinian drummers Meeting)
http://www.clubdebateristas.net/07-panama.htm
Drums Web
http://www.drumsweb.com.ar/notas/ritmos_latinoam/nota6.html
Cordoba drum fest
http://www.cordobadrumfest.com.ar/artistas.html
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