Latin Jazz Grooves

Learn Latin jazz grooves and percussion techniques! Let jazz great Victor Mendoza help you harness all the passion and liveliness of Latin Jazz. He'll show you how to apply your musical vocabulary and knowledge of rhythm, scales,chords, and triads to this rich musical style. Learn how to use percussion instruments to create sizzling Latin groove patterns including: Son Clave, Rumba Clave, Cascara, Tumbao. 91 minutes.

Victor Mendoza is avibraphonist, composer and professor at Berklee College of Music. Named by Latin Beat magazine as one of the “Outstanding Latin Jazz Artists of the Year,” he has performed and recorded with many great musiciansincluding Paquito D'Rivera, Danilo Pérez, and Claudio Roditi.