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Glen Velez was born on 1949 in Dallas, Texas, is a Glen Velez is four time Grammy. Discover Glen Velez's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

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Occupation Musician
Age 75 years old
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Born 1949
Birthday 1949
Birthplace Dallas, Texas
Nationality United States

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1949

Glen Velez (born 1949) is a four-time Grammy winning American percussionist, vocalist, and composer, specializing in frame drums from around the world.

He is largely responsible for the increasing popularity of frame drums in the United States and around the world.

Velez is married to Loire.

1967

Of Mexican American ancestry, Velez was born in Dallas and grew up in Texas but moved to New York City in 1967.

He began by playing jazz on the drums but soon gravitated to hand drums from around the world (frame drums in particular), seeking out teachers from many different musical traditions.

Among the many instruments Velez favors are the Irish bodhrán, the Brazilian pandeiro, the Arabic riq, the North African bendir, and the Azerbaijani ghaval.

Although these instruments are similar in construction, they have their own playing techniques.

Velez has studied each instrument traditionally, but he has also developed his own cross-cultural musical vocabulary, mixing and adapting techniques from various cultures and developing new ones (such as playing the bodhrán with brushes).

He has been influential in the growing international interest in frame drums, and many younger players now use his techniques.

He teaches percussion and frame drums at Mannes College of Music and The Juilliard School.

He also plays other percussion instruments such as the Venezuelan maracas and steel drum, and is skilled at overtone singing and Konnakol.

Velez's compositions are frequently composed for cross-cultural ensembles in which he himself also performs; he is particularly fond of polyrhythm—superimposing different meters simultaneously.

Velez was a longtime member of the Paul Winter Consort and Steve Reich and Musicians.

Velez's students include Layne Redmond, Yousif Sheronick, Shane Shanahan, Glen Fittin, Randy Crafton, and N. Scott Robinson.

With Steve Reich

With Paul Winter

With Marc Cohn

With David Lanz

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