One the most creative jazz drummer and band lead in Europe, is Juanma Barroso. Native from Madrid (Spain), he studied in New York with famous jazz drummer such Al Foster or Ben Riley. He has played in very important Jazz festivals over the world with a renowned Jazz musicians like Phil Woods, Eddy Henderson, Sonny Fortune, Larry Willis, Frank Lacy, Doug Raney, Rosario Giulianni, Marcus Strickland, Lage Lund, Orrin Evans, Gene Shimosato, Tony Lakatos, Logan Richardson, Ben Bessiakov, Uffe Markussen, Deborah Davis Francine Luce, Doris Cales, Jerry Gonzalez, Chano Dominguez, Jorge Pardo, Bobby Martinez, Pedro Iturralde, Wendy Pedersen, Albert Bover, Paco Charlín, Bobby McFerry, Jean-François Jenny Clark, Perico Sambeat, Roman Filiú...

As sideman, Barroso has played in more than 30 jazz CDs, his own album as leader "Nairi", has got great sucess, and good reviews from specialized press in the jazz comunity.

Juanma Barroso is also sponsored by Murat Diril cymbals, Morgan Mallets sticks and Cazz Snare.

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