George Lernis was born on July 15th 1980 in Cyprus. At the age of 13 he became interested in music; in particular drums, so he started lessons with a private drum instructor. In addition he started studying music theory and harmony.By the age of 15 George was playing music with several bands in the styles of jazz, rock and Greek music. In 1998 George joined the Cypriot Army Force where he eventually became a member of the military band playing drums and snare drum.On 2001 he came to the United States to study music at Berklee College of Music. Throughout his studies George attended private lessons with musicians like John Hazilla, John Ramsay, Kenwood Dennard, Dave DiCenso, Mark Walker, Dave Samuels and Gary Chaffee. He graduated on April 2005 with a Bachelor in Jazz Performance.In Boston George has performed in venues such as Berklee College of Music, New England Conservatory, LilyPad, MIT Kresge Little Theater, Zero Arrow Theater and many more. Among other bands, George also performs with his own band called Akousma. Their new album called “Here and There†was released in January of 2008.George is currently attending Longy School of Music for his masters’ degree in jazz performance. Some of his current instructors are Bob Gullotti, Takaaki Masuko, and Victor Mendoza.If you wish to purchase our latest album you can click on the link below.
