Aldo Mazza is the Artistic Director of the KoSA International Percussion Workshops and Festivals which he co-founded with his wife Dr. Jolan Kovacs. Aldo is a member of the internationally acclaimed percussion ensemble, Répercussion, which celebrates an illustrious over 40-year career. As an internationally recognized drummer, percussionist, author, recording artist, clinician and educator, Aldo has recorded with such artists as Celine Dion, Jon Bon Jovi, Nikki Yanofsky and Aldo Nova. His live performances include such reputable and diverse artists as James Brown, Chris De Burgh and Oliver Jones.
His extensive classical training has led him to perform as soloist with his group with major symphony orchestras in both classical, jazz and contemporary music. Aldo has composed many percussion ensemble works and he has an instructional DVD “Nine Lessons with the Greats” in collaboration with Hudson Music.
Under the umbrella of KoSA, Aldo organizes educational study trips to Cuba and China. His diverse professional background in rock, pop, classical, and jazz has led him to create his personal hybrid percussion approach in playing as well as having written a book about entitled: “Cuban Rhythms for Drum set and Percussion: The Essentials” which is distributed by Alfred Music and is already a best seller . It has been translated in Chinese and in Spanish. It is has been approved as an official method book to be used in the music schools of Cuba.

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