Guitarra Azul’s show-stopping virtuoso percussionist Javier Saume-Mazzei hails originally from Caracas, Venezuela. Javier’s fiery intensity and exhilarating rhythmic drive captivates audiences and propels Guitarra Azul’s intoxicating Latin groove. Javier began playing percussion at the tender age of eight, studying classical percussion and drum set with his uncle, Edgar Saume.
Many people recognize Osvaldo “Ozzie” Aviles for his recent work with the renown World Music Group Guitarra Azul. But his Passion for Percussion began long before then. Some say it began with his Puerto Rican Mother who was an award winning dancer, Others believe his passion links directly to his Father, a percussionist in New […]
Flamenco dancer and percussionist, born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He began his artistic formation on April 2006, with Antonio Santaella, dancer and choreographer from Granada, Spain. Since December 2006, Monge worked in various “tablaos” of the capital city; including “Barrachina”, “El Chotis”, “Divino Bocadito”, “Casa BotÃn”, “Bar Gitano” and “El Mesón La […]
Brilliant Latin percussionist Jose Montejano has brought a new fire to the rhythm section of Guitarra Azul with his dynamic Percussion skills on the congas, bongos, and especially on the timbales Jose’s percussion mastery and dynamic stage presence has added quite a bit of spice to the Guitarra Azul mix on stage and in the […]
