Christopher is a a "native" of (East) Los Angeles,
"Grew up in Belvedere, between Boyle Heights and Maravilla
in the county of (EAST) Los Angeles
i.e.,
not the city."
(California, USA)
His background includes performances in a wide variety
of musical settings including;
Jazz, Rock, World Music,
avant garde, symphonic music, chamber music,
indigenous and traditional music of Mexico
ZAPPA music, percussion ensemble,
soundtracks, and cartoon music.(!)
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"Grew up in Belvedere, between Boyle Heights and Maravilla
in the county of (EAST) Los Angeles
i.e.,
not the city."
(California, USA)
His background includes performances in a wide variety
of musical settings including;
Jazz, Rock, World Music,
avant garde, symphonic music, chamber music,
indigenous and traditional music of Mexico
ZAPPA music, percussion ensemble,
soundtracks, and cartoon music.(!)
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He attributes his musical growth to his studies with
PANDIT TARANATH RAO,
LEONICE SHINEMANN,
JOHN BERGAMO,
and
SWAPAN CHAUDHURI
where he studied tabla, while attending California Institute of the Arts
on a full scholarship, where he was also a member of the (only) award winning
Cal Arts Percussion Ensemble in 1979 under the direction of Guruji John Bergamo.
(PLEASE VISIT TABLA/TEACHERS/LIFE LINK for additional info
http://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/tabla---teacherslife.html
He continues to be in demand with a career
making music as a performer/composer with
drumset,
marimba,
percussion instruments of North and South India including:
tabla, kanjira, and ghatam,
along with indigenous percussion instruments of various regions Mexico including:
Huehuetl, teponaztli, and baa wehai,
employing extended techniques using fingers, hands and stickings in a variety of jazz,
rock and world music settings.
PANDIT TARANATH RAO,
LEONICE SHINEMANN,
JOHN BERGAMO,
and
SWAPAN CHAUDHURI
where he studied tabla, while attending California Institute of the Arts
on a full scholarship, where he was also a member of the (only) award winning
Cal Arts Percussion Ensemble in 1979 under the direction of Guruji John Bergamo.
(PLEASE VISIT TABLA/TEACHERS/LIFE LINK for additional info
http://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/tabla---teacherslife.html
He continues to be in demand with a career
making music as a performer/composer with
drumset,
marimba,
percussion instruments of North and South India including:
tabla, kanjira, and ghatam,
along with indigenous percussion instruments of various regions Mexico including:
Huehuetl, teponaztli, and baa wehai,
employing extended techniques using fingers, hands and stickings in a variety of jazz,
rock and world music settings.
He attributes his "style"(?) to Listening to EVERYTHING,
and literally logging in thousands of hours while rehearsing,
touring, composing, performing and recording
with some of the most creative musicians on the planet
As an educator he has given interactive lecture demonstrations
from the middle school level to universities across the world on
improvisation and its different vernaculars
instruments of indigenous Mexico - Aztec/Mexica/Mayan/Raramuri
instruments of North and South India
rhythm and percussion instruments of the world and more
His website on indigenous instruments of Mexico and various YOUTUBES demonstrating
the instruments in solo and ensemble settings continues to be acknowledged
as an excellent educational overview to these instruments, their histories and performance practices
with over 3,000 visits per month
and literally logging in thousands of hours while rehearsing,
touring, composing, performing and recording
with some of the most creative musicians on the planet
As an educator he has given interactive lecture demonstrations
from the middle school level to universities across the world on
improvisation and its different vernaculars
instruments of indigenous Mexico - Aztec/Mexica/Mayan/Raramuri
instruments of North and South India
rhythm and percussion instruments of the world and more
His website on indigenous instruments of Mexico and various YOUTUBES demonstrating
the instruments in solo and ensemble settings continues to be acknowledged
as an excellent educational overview to these instruments, their histories and performance practices
with over 3,000 visits per month
as a composer he continues to receive commissions for indigenous instruments
and
classical guitar
piano
pipa
western harp
woodwind quintet
His fascination with rhythm and the color of sound allows him
to be a group member and frequent collaborator/composer with
various critically acclaimed classical, jazz, rock, and world music
ensembles with whom he continues to concertize with performances in:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia,
the Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary,
Italy, Korea, Macedonia, Mexico, Norway, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland,
the United States and Wales, over 1200 performances on 5 continents.
His passion for music and its many facets,
learning, refining and teaching it,
is always in a precarious never ending balance with his passion
for the SUPREME, FAMILIA and his MUSIC
by the grace of God,
the love of music,
emotional support from his familia
and lots and lots of hard work
his work continues .....................
and
classical guitar
piano
pipa
western harp
woodwind quintet
His fascination with rhythm and the color of sound allows him
to be a group member and frequent collaborator/composer with
various critically acclaimed classical, jazz, rock, and world music
ensembles with whom he continues to concertize with performances in:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia,
the Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary,
Italy, Korea, Macedonia, Mexico, Norway, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland,
the United States and Wales, over 1200 performances on 5 continents.
His passion for music and its many facets,
learning, refining and teaching it,
is always in a precarious never ending balance with his passion
for the SUPREME, FAMILIA and his MUSIC
by the grace of God,
the love of music,
emotional support from his familia
and lots and lots of hard work
his work continues .....................