I am currently a freelance percussionist based in greater Philadelphia, PA. My areas of expertise are Afro-Cuban and Afro-Haitian hand drumming (sacred and secular), drumset, steel pan, jazz vibraphone. I am endorsed by Latin Percussion, Sabian Cymbals, Vic Firth, and Yamaha.

I am currently on teaching faculty at these institutions:

Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA
DRUMS ETC, Lancaster, PA

For information on lessons, clinics, master classes, guest lectures and all other inquiries, contact me at: jdapercussion@gmail.com

QUICK LINKS and RECENT NEWS:

• visit me on MySpace

• see me on YOUTUBE

• I'll be performing with Lili Añel at MUZIKFEST in Bethlehem, PA on August 3. Shows 12/1:30

• there are a couple recent postings of me performing with Lili Añel and Paso Fino. Click YouTube link above - under favs. enjoy.