b'KOSA XXI:TAMBURINOALDO MAZZA A THUNDERING SUCCESSSIGNATURESOUTHERN ITALIAN IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINSDRUM OFCALABRIA!Locri, RC Italy: To the delightnar(JazzVibraphoneNelly of many European percussion- Furtado),GigiMorello(GM ist and drummers, the renownDrumSchools),AldoMazza KoSA International Drum Camp(Repercussion-ArtisticDirector and Music Festival founded byand Founder of KoSA) and the Aldo Mazza and his wife Dr.KoSARhythmSection:Geg JolnKovcscelebratedoverAlbanese (piano) with Stefano two-decades of unparalleledNapoli (bass) and other guest musiceducationseminarsinartistsjoinedthisfantastic a very different location. Theline-up at the nightly KoSA Mu-usual majestic green mountainssic Festival.ofVermont,whichwashome to KoSA for 20 years, was re- With the event being held in placed this year by the equallyMazzas birthplace of Italy (Cal-picturesque green mountains ofabria), the general focus of this Calabria, Italywith an oceanyearseventwasunderstand-view to boot! The event tookingtheconceptsofSouthern place in the beautiful seasideItalian rhythms and how these resorttownofLocri,Italyinrhythmsnotonlyshapethe theReggioCalabriaprovince,music of today, but and are in this past July 21-24, 2016.factfoundinmanydifferent musical genres such as jazz, funk, and commercial/popular Attendeescamefromvariousmusic. This years theme: Drum countries and continents (NorthWithoutBorderswasafitting AmericaandEurope)tojoinsentiment for this particular inthisItalianadventure.Allevent because despite the lan-classes and nightly performanc- guage barriers, drummers from es were held at the Cinema Vit- the USA, Canada, Belgium, and toriaSala Rossa in Locri. Thiseven Switzerland all grooved to yearsoutstandingteachingthe same beat as their Italian faculty included: Rick Lathamcounterparts producing a won-Available at:(Juice Newton, Edgar Winter),derful fusion of cultures and a www.kosamusic.com/ Massimo Cusato (South Italiantrueborderlessmusicalcom-Tamburello Artist and graciousmunity. shop host of the event), Andrea Pic-cioni (Bobby McFerrin), MarioTheeventkickedoffwitha DeCiuttis(Mallets/KATelec- highly informative session enti-tronicpercussion),AlanMol- tled: The History of the Drum-008'