Voted best drummer in world music in 2019, iconic Brazilian drummer Kiko Freitas will be visiting Conservatorium Maastricht this May to give our drummers and other musicians a masterclass in Brazilian music.
Come and join us as we learn its rhythmic codes and dive deep into the vast ocean of this style!
Kiko Freitas was born in Porto Alegre, Brasil, in a family of musicians, poets and artists, in august 16th, 1969. As a professional drummer since 1987, he performed with great artists such as: Michel Legrand, Nico Assumpção, João Bosco, Milton Nascimento, Chico Buarque, Frank Gambale, Lee Ritenour, John Patitucci, John Beasley, Magnus Lindgren, Peter Asplund, Jeff Richman, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jeff Andrews, Hubert Laws, John Leftwich, Wolf Kerschek, Lars Jansson, Nils Landgren, Lars Jansson, James Genus, Ivan Lins, Hamilton de Holanda, Leila Pinheiro, Armando Marçal, Luiz Eça, Francis Hime, Vladyslav Sendecki, NDR Big Band, Matosinhos Jazz Orchestra, Junge Norddeutsche Phillarmonie, Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, Thomas Törnhaden, Peter Knudsen, among many others.
As an educator, Kiko has been carrying out many clinics in Brazil and around the world, participating as a teacher in events like: National Brazilian Drummers Festival, Curso Internacional de Verão-EMB, Masters of the Drums Workshop, Salão Internacional da Bateria, Encontro Latino Americano de Percussão (UFSM), Curitiba Memorial, Conservatório de MPB, Göteborg Music University, Malmö Music University and Stockholm Royal Achademy of Music (Sweden), Hochschule Für Music und Theater- Hamburg, Conservatorium Von Amsterdam, University from Rotherdam, California Jazz Conservatory (USA), Columbus University (OH-USA), University of Louisville (KY-USA).