Education
He graduated with a diploma from Berklee in professional music in 1985.
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Jerry Leake
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He is experienced with flamenco, Turkish and Middle Eastern styles. Jerry is on the faculty at the New England Conservatory (since in 1991) where he teaches classes and ensembles on African music, Rhythm Skills, and World Rhythm. At Nippon Electric Corporation, he is affiliated with the Abreu Fellow Program, and the Nippon Electric Corporation Intercultural Institute.
He has been an artist-in-residence at Jacob"s Pillow, Rivers Music School, and the University of Michigan in Kalamazoo.
North India (tabla): Rajeev & Shreeram Devasthali, Todd Nardin, Koashal Anand
West Africa: Ewe music with Godwin Agbeli & sons, Dagomba music with Alhaji Dolsi-naa Abubakari Lunna (1991–2009). Souleymane Coulibaly of Badenya Les Frères Coulibaly, Professor
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South India (mridangam/theory): T.K. Ramakrishnan
Afro-Cuban (congas, miscellaneous percussion): Pablo Landrum, Hilary NobleVibraphone: Gary Burton, Editor Saindon
Self-taught: Egyptian riq, African tar, Moroccan bendir, Spanish cajón, udu drums, berimbau, Venezuelan maracas.
