About the Artist
Luis Garay was born in Cordoba, Argentina. He is a Classical, jazz, and Afro-Latin multi-percussionist, composer, recording artist, and educator. (Percussion Professor at Cordoba State Conservatory of Music, Master of Music from The Catholic University of America, advanced studies include the Escola de Musica de Brasilia) He is a former principal timpanist of The Cordoba Symphony Orchestra, founder of the Cordoba Jazz Quartet and former director of Youth Percussionists of Cordoba, and former instructor and director of the percussion ensemble of the Cordoba State Conservatory of Music in Argentina. During his 40 year career, he has performed throughout the Americas and Europe at venues such as the Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap, Department of State, Smithsonian Institution, The Argentine Embassy, and Strathmore Music Center. Percussion soloist: Luis Garay Percussion World. Albums “Sacumba” and “Humanity” are collections of his original Afro-Latin compositions performed by his group Percussion World: www.luisgaray.com, Lead percussion director at Latin Strings and Percussion at The Music Center at Strathmore. http://www.luisgaray.com/video.htm
