b'KOSA NYC S New York, NY : Lehman College and the Pacheco Jazz Festival (Allan Molnar, director) hosted the KoSA NY annual Percussion Day presenting a va-riety of masterclasses and clinics by internally ANNUAL PERCUSSIONrenownartistsculminatinginanexhilarating jam session performance in the early evening.DAY FIRES UP THEThe day began with a performance by the Lehm-an College Jazz Ensemble under the very capable STAGE AT LEHMANdirection of Allan Molnar. Legendary jazz drum-mer Mike Clark (Herbie Hancock) then gave a COLLEGE clinic using the jazz ensemble performance as a critique vehicle and making suggestions to en-hance the performance of the pieces. Following Clark was Brazilian percussionist and KoSA Facul-ty alumni, Marcus Santos, who was accompanied by the New York based Brazilian percussion en-semble, Fogo Azul NYC bateria directed by Stacy Kovacs. Santos and Fogo Azul performed several Brazilian traditional numbers and gave a hands-on clinic on Brazilian percussion techniques as well as Samba Raggae ensemble rhythms.006'