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May Peters born in Echt- Netherlands, She graduated at the Conservatory- Maastricht Electronic Organ; Keyboard/ Synthesizer. And at the Conservatory Hilversum where she had studied with Bart van Lier Trombone From 1990 on she played with the Glenn Miller Orchestra directed by Wil Salden and the Glenn Miller Memorial Orchestra France (trombone/bass trombone/ close-harmony choir). With both orchestras she toured through the Benelux, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Sweden and TunisiaIn 1994 her life would change completely because she stayed in the Caribbean for a year and a half. On Curacao she participated at the Tumba Festival 1994 and 1995, playing first trombone and copying music. She even played in the Carnival Parade, after so many years. This time it was the Tropical version. In Puerto Rico, April 1994 she was being asked to play in the orchestra of the well known Eddie Santiago and a new trombone formation: Plena Libre, playing a mix of the Porto Rican plena and Cuban guanguaco She was playing with other famous people, giving concerts and making TV shows. In October 1994 she introduced her Jazz Quartet at the Chivas Regall Jazz Festival in San Juan with: composer and piano player Eric Figueroa (from Bata Cumbele), Jimmy Rivera (drums), Hector Venero (saxes) y Freddie Gumbs (bass). After her return to the Netherlands, May 1995 she studied Spanish, out of homesickness to the Caribbean, having her teachers degree after two years. Concerts and a five week tour on a cruise ship in Scandinavia with the Dutch/Cuban Perfume de Salsa (Leticia y su Rumba Dama). Shortly after, she became the musical director of Big Band Beeg, Grevenbicht. She would transcribe, arrange, and direct a Mambo-project: Fiesta Latina with guest musicians: from Venezuela: Javier Plaza (vocals and percussion) and Gerardo Rosales (percussion) , Jorge Martinez (piano) from Cuba, Randal Corsen (piano) Curacao, Liber Torriente (percussion), Cuba, La Tigresa (percussion) Holland. That is how May Peters founded a mambo-base in Limburg by workshops and concerts in Grevenbicht, Maastricht, Geleen and Echt.May 1998, the Royal Dutch Embassy of the Netherlands asked her to represent the Netherlands on the EURO DAY GALA, being the director of the Big Band from the Music Academy Gauteng, South Africa. She gave workshops and concerts in Johannesburg and Pretoria.After her tour in September 1999 with Lucas van Merwijk & his Cubop City Big Band to the Dutch Antilles, she returned to Puerto Rico to play with Rafy Leavitt y La Selecta. From 2000 until 2003 she was the musical director from the Big Band Swinging Sounds Hoevelaken. Ever since 2001 she plays trombone in the Extended Band of Surinam flute player Ronald Snijders, with whom she recorded several cds. She gave concerts on several little- and big, national and international stages (North Sea Jazz Festival 02, Moers Festival, Cayenne Jazz Festival- Frans Guyana , Klaipeida Jazz-LitouwenAfter half a year of managing the Ronald Snijders Black Straight Music she started Coqui Promotions , an agency for salsa groups. F.e. from Venezuela: Javier Plaza and Son Risa, Grupo Sabroso and Kimbiza featuring Yma America.The last twenty years she played in Europe in Latin/ South American orchestras like Fra Fra Sound, the New Cool Collective, from Venezuela: Orlando Watusi, Javier Plaza, Connexion Latina, Kimbiza and bands from the Dutch Antilles and Cuba (Jorge Martinez f.e.). She shared Dutch stages with famous international artists like saxophone player Boots Randolph, salsa singer/composer Trina Medina and guitarist Path Matheny. In the winter of 2004-2005 she did several concerts and TV shows in San Juan-Puerto Rico, with Los Pleneros del Quinto Olivo and William Cepeda.Since 1984 May Peters was not only a teacher of keyboard- electronic organ and trombone at several music schools, she also taught at the Conservatory of Alkmaar Trombone Jazz Ever since 2002 she taught Spanish at the Hoge School; Utrecht and Tilburg- Holland.May Peters made several recordings with The Glenn Miller Memorial Orchestra (bass trombone), Ronald Snijders ( Bijlmerjazz, ), Eddie Veldman (Opo Yeye), Javier Plaza (Mi musica) The New Orleans Syncopators (Midnight in Moscow) and others.From august 2006 untill May 2007 May Peters was a member of the Jazz Department and Caribbean Music at the Conservatory of Puerto Rico, where she was the teacher Trombone Jazz and Caribbean Music. Being the trombonist of the Orchestra Elias Lopés she plays with LuÃs Perico OrtÃz. They accompany Puerto Rican artists like Lalo Rodriguez, Andy Montañez, Jose Nogueras and others. Her sweet-playing is very appreciated in the repertoire of Puerto Rican boleros which she performs with singer Gryssel RamiÂrez. From January until June 2008 she stayed in Curaçao, were she played with Coco Gre Gre Big Band at the Jazz Festival, Curaçao. And she particiated in different groups at the Tumba Festival. She wrote reviews for the Amigoe and the Antilliaans Dagblad ( the two newpapers in Dutch). And she founded a musical project for the children on Kinderoort Brakke Put. More information for clinics, concerts or workshops : tel/fax Netherlands: +31-475-481316 mob: +31-630667086mob Puerto Rico :+1-787-4208753mob : Curaçao: [email protected] el programa de radio Voces dedicado a May Peters en:http://www.informarn.nl:80/temas/cultura/cul070919_trombo nistawww.caribemagazine.nl Puerto Ricowww.noticias.nl zoek 'Vaya Mae'