Al Velasquez Jr

Drums & Percussion

Performed with:

PBS BENISE: The SPANISH GUITAR, DANCING WITH THE STARS, National Tours & various CD’s. Other acts: Sugarloaf, Big Bad Voo Doo Daddy, Michael McDonald, Perla Batalla, Kimberly Locke, Bob Hurd, Los Poncho’s, The Mills Brothers, Luis Villegas, Incendio. GUITARISTS I’ve performed or recorded with: Albert Lee, Tony Ybarra, Steve Trovato, Guillermo Rios, Benise. Luis Villegas, Rafael Aragon, Roger Espinosa, Jon Francis, Marco Tulio, Gilberto Gonzalez, Yussi Wenger, Larry Wilkens, Ben Woods & many others.

Awards:

Taught College music scholarship winners to Berklee College of Music, University of Miami, Cal State Northridge, Musicians Institute also High school So. Cal All Star Jazz drummers (NAMM Performances) & Colburn School of Arts (Monday, Sunday & Adult) Jazz bands.

Drum Instructors:

Gregg Bissonette, Marc Craney, David Garibaldi, Steve Houghton, Walfredo Reyes Jr, Danny Reyes, Efrain Toro

Endorses:

Sabian cymbals, LP percussion, REMO, Pro-Mark sticks, TCM cajon mic, KickPort