Instrument: Drums (Jazz-Latin)
Level: Beginner-Advanced
Cost: $70 p/hour; $65 p/45 min lesson
Bio: Argentinean drummer and composer Guillermo Nojechowicz grew up in Buenos Aires, listening to Astor Piazzolla, Luis Alberto Spinetta, and Oscar Peterson. His ensemble EL ECO has been called a Latin jazz pioneer. Guillermo’s latest disk, Puerto de Buenos Aires 1933, chronicled his family’s flight from Warsaw in the years leading up to the Holocaust. Reacting to the album, composer Osvaldo Golijov said “there is something very powerful about these compositions” and jazz vocalist Luciana Souza called it “a beautiful and important record.” Over the years, Guillermo has played with Romero Lubambo, Donny McCaslin, Brian Lynch, Hendrick Meurkens, and Airto Moreira, the master Brazilian drummer who played with jazz legend Miles Davis. He was fortunate to have trumpeter extraordinaire Claudio Roditi as a dear friend, mentor, and featured performer on his earlier CD, Two Worlds. His music has been featured on NPR’s Jazz Set, PRI-NPR-The World, and WGBH. Guillermo’s latest project is the Jazz World Trio, featuring South African pianist Witness Matlou. Guillermo teaches at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and at Berklee College of Music
Transportation to Instructor: Red Line or Bus (Arlington, MA)