Hector Morales is a Peruvian drummer/percussionist, composer, recording artist, and educator. He started playing the Cajon (traditional afro-Peruvian percussion instrument) at the age of eight. He began his formal music studies at the National School of Music in Peru. In 1999, he traveled to the U.S. to study at the prestigious William Paterson University Jazz Program. Hector has performed at international venues from Peru to Brooklyn. Additionally, he performed at the Jerusalem Music Festival and was recently featured in a video produced by the Latin Percussion Company. He teaches percussion for Marquis Studios, the Center for Traditional Music and Dance, Bronx Arts Ensemble, and Young Audiences New York. Additionally, he is the creator of the innovative interactive music program “The Art of Playing Together”. He has conducted master classes, residencies, after school programs, and interactive workshops on different styles of percussion from around the world at public and private schools. For more information about Hector’s work as an artist and educator please visit his web site by clicking here.