Hello! My name is Jeremy. I am an 18 year old jazz student born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. I am currently attending Berklee College of Music under the tutelage of Greg Osby and Ed Tomassi. I come from a special blood line of musicians in part of my mother who's from Venezuela and her father, who was a virtuoso piano player, composer, arranger and director, and also her grandparents who were high-ranked musicians from Cuba. And in part of my father from which comes the "sabor y sentimiento" (flavor and feeling) for Salsa and Afro-Caribbean music.My musical steps began at the age of 7 playing latin percussion inspired by my brother and father. At the age of 10, I started taking flute lessons at the "Escuela Libre de Música" in the town of Humacao in which I learned and developed my skills in classical music. But it wasn't until the age of 12 when I became familiar and fell in love with jazz. I was chosen to become part of the Berklee in PR Jazz Workshops in which I had the opportunity to play with the Berklee in PR Student Big Band at the Puerto Rico Heineken JazzFest of 2005. I was also awarded a Full-tuition scholarship to attend the Five-Week Summer Performance Program at Berklee College of Music. In 2006, I participated again, this time as a soloist in the Puerto Rico Heineken JazzFest of 2006. I was awarded another full-tuition scholarship to the 2006 Summer Camp in which I had the chance to meet very special musicians and friends. In 2007 I was chosen to participate in the high-ranked and prestigious Berklee Summer Jazz Workshop in which 13 other amazing musicians picked from around the world and I rehearsed, performed, recorded, jammed and studied under the tutelage of master drummer Terry Lyne Carrington and jazz great Rick DiMuzio. In this program I was awarded a full-tuition scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music.I have participated formally with artists such as Giovanni Hidalgo, Miguel Zenon, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Humberto Ramirez, Charlie Sepulveda, Eddie "GUAGUA" Rivera, Tito De Gracia, Edwin Clemente, Piro Rodriguez, Ramon Vazquez, Ricardo Pons and others. I hope to become a better musician and that my music is heard around the World in years to come.Live at Naguabo, PR
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