DAFNIS PRIETO : DRUM CAMP
This camp is open to all drummers from Dec 05 – 09, 2011
We are proud that Dafnis Prieto, has been awarded the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship Award. An award given in recognition for his “exceptional creativity, originality, and potential to make important contributions in the future”.
Dafnis Prieto is a “percussionist whose dazzling technical abilities electrify audiences and whose rhythmically adventurous compositions combine a range of musical vocabularies”, says the MacArthur press release.
Click Here for more http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.7731001/k.7CF9/Dafnis_Prieto.html
“Dafnis Prieto is easily the most impressive young drummer to come on the jazz scene during the past decade. Possessing awesome virtuosity and astonishing versatility, Prieto has made important contributions to the music of a broad range of leaders… His compositions are elaborate composites melding Afro-Cuban rhythms and modern jazz harmonies into music that is ecstatic and intelligent.”
His arrival in the U.S. has been compared by to that of an asteroid hitting New York. Indeed, within a short period of time Dafnis Prieto's revolutionary drumming techniques had a powerful impact on both the Latin and jazz music scene, locally and internationally. Having studied at the school of Fine Arts in Santa Clara as a youngster and later at the National School of Music in Havana, Prieto obtained a thorough classical education while broadening his knowledge of Afro-Cuban music, jazz and world music outside of the academy.
Fees
The cost for the fully residential workshop is an all-inclusive package fee of Rs.30,000/- per person (US$650 for international students).
This covers your tuition, shared accommodation & 3 meals a day (both vegetarian and non-vegetarian).
Facilities
A 29,000 Sq.ft ultramodern 'green' building set in a 4 acre campus at Marg Swarnabhoomi with lecture halls, ensemble rooms, labs, practice rooms, recital halls, a library with hundreds of books & instructional DVDs, media centre and recreation facilities.
Gear
Top of the line gear including Mesa Boogie Express, Lone Star and Transatlantic guitar amps, Orange bass amps, Dixon and PDP/DW drums, Sabian Cymbals, Evans Heads, Kawai grand, upright and digital pianos.
Limited slots available; please complete the online application ASAP to ensure your seat.