Diaz-Maleza (3S)-2B/V/P

"Maleza" is an advanced percussion trio for multiple percussion. Players 2 and 3 carry melodic material while Player 1 establishes time and feel. The music is presented in an extremely detailed hand written manuscript.

Number of Players: 3
Level of Difficulty: Grade 5
Instrumentation:
P 1- Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Fl. Tom. Agogo Bells, Brazilian Tambourine, Hi-Hat, Ride Cym., W. Chimes, Mounted Bamboo Cane
P 2- Vibes, Glockenspiel, Agogo Bells, W. Chimes, Splash Cymbal, Small Talking Drum, Jun Jun
P 3- Glockenspiel, Large Talking Drum, Large Floor Tom, Hi Wind Chimes, Agogo Bells

Javier Diaz, a native of Cuba, is a percussionist with the American Symphony Orchestra and with several chamber music groups and Latin Jazz Bands in the New York Area. He has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, New York Chamber Symphony. He has taught Afro-Cuban percussion seminars at the Peabody Institute, University of Southern California, University of California Los Angeles, Percussion Artists Workshops Los Angeles/New York, Los Angeles School District and the Juilliard School. Mr. Diaz currently teaches the Afro-Cuban percussion survey at the Juilliard School.