George L.

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Born and raised in Nicosia, Cyprus George Lernis is a drummer and world percussionist. In addition to the drums George specializes in a number of world percussion instruments such as: the Darbuka, Bendir, Riq, Kudums, Daire, Davul, Cajon, Pandeiro, Congas just to name a few. George holds a bachelor’s degree from Berklee College of Music in Jazz Performance and a master’s degree from Longy Conservatory in Modern American Music. During his time at Berklee George studied privately with Bob Gulloti, John Ramsey, Jerry Leake, Mark Walker, Gary Burton, Victor Mendoza and Gary Chaffee among others. Over the last few years George has recorded and collaborated with prominent figures such as: Dave Liebman, Anat Cohen, Antonio Sanchez, Tiger Okoshi, Mehmet Ali Salnikol, Robert Labaree, Bertram Lehmann and Jerry Leake to name a few. Currently he resides in Boston, Massachusetts where he teaches privately and performs in a number of groups such as the GRAMMY nominated big band "What'snext?", the "Dunya" ensemble, the "Othello in the Seraglio" a coffee house opera as well as two of his own groups: "The George Lernis Jazz Quartet" and "Muscari" performing music from the Mediterranean regions and the surrounding areas.

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