b'ALDO MAZZA DR. JOLN KOVCS BIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHYFounder and Artistic Director of the KoSAEqually a master in classical piano and classical International Percussion Workshops, ( KoSA Music)violin, Joln was a double scholarship recipient worldwide programs and festivals, and member ofattheConservatoiredeMusiquedeMontral the internationally acclaimed percussion ensemble,where she studied as a young child for nearly Rpercussion performing over 2,500 concertsten years. Her piano teachers included Dorothy around the globe.Founder of the Giardines delReyMorton, Anton Kuerti, Manahem Pressler and El-Jazz Festival, Cuba. Aldo is an internationallyeonora Turovsky, and Raymond Dessaint, Denise recognizeddrummer-percussionist,recordingLupien, Tom Williams, and Gerard Kantarjian in artist, clinician, composer, producer, author,violin. As an award-winning performer in many publisher entrepreneurand educator.provincialandnationalcompetionsonboth instruments, Joln discovered that she had a He has recorded over 100 cds with such artistssecondary passion for teaching. After complet-asCelineDion,JonBonJovi,Rpercussion,ing a performance degree at the Schulich School Alain Caron, Phil Wilson, Joachim Horsley andof Music of McGill University, she continued her AldoNovaandhasperformedlivewithsuchstudies at McGill obtaining a PhD in Music Edu-artists as James Brown, Shirley Bassie, Marvincation Research and has many publications to Hamlisch, David Amram, Chris De Burgh, Claudeher name. Bolling, Frank Sinatra Jr., Oliver Jones and major symphony orchestras.With over 30 years of teaching experience, Jo-ln is an in-demand music educator successfully Aldo was house drummer for a national televi- preparing her students for music careers. She has sion show Montreal Pop, and has performed onbeen teaching at the Schulich School of Music of many national television specials in Canada, theMcGill University in the Music Research Depart-United States, and Europe. He has participatedment for over two decades. She often serves as in several important film soundtracks includingan ajudicator in music festivals and music exams. Les Plouffe and The Pines of Emily Carr. He hasShe also teaches skype lessons in the U.K for the appeared in numerous film documentaries, radiopast 9 years - an arrangement easy to do as she programs television shows and participated inpossesses the envious ability of having absolute numerous international classical, contemporary,pitch. as well as jazz music festivals.Since 1996, Joln is the co-founder and project He is contributing writer to magazines such ascoordinator,alongwithherpercussionistand Drum !, Canadian Musician and Australias Drum- drummer husband Aldo Mazza of KoSA MusicScene. He has recently authored a best sellingan international renown music education events book Cuban Rhythms for Percussion and Drumcompanywhichhostsworkshopsandfestival Set: The Essentials with Alfred Music. world-wide. www.kosamusic.com. www.kosamusic.com / www.aldomazza.com005'