“Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise him with resounding cymbals”
Drummer, composer and educator Ana Barreiro is an active musician based in Los Angeles-CA with deep roots in Brazilian music and Jazz. Originally from Poços de Caldas, a town located in the Southeast region of Brazil, with a Bachelors degree in Drum Performance from Berklee College of Music and a Masters Degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Southern California; the drummer has had the opportunity to learn from important music educators in Brazil and in the US such as Peter Erskine, Lilian Carmona, Terri Lyne Carrington, Lupa Santiago, Carlos Ezequiel, Neal Smith.
Barreiro co-leads the group “AmyAna” with pianist Amy K Bormet. Their debut self-titled album was released in 2018 with compositions by both musicians leading “AmyAna” to become a finalist at the DCJazzPrix in 2019 in Washington DC. The quintet was invited to perform in NYC for "The Next Faces of Jazz" series at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in 2021.
Currently Barreiro is part of the Faculty at the Musician's Institute in Hollywood teaching at the Institution’s Bachelor’s program; she is also on the Faculty at the Stanford Jazz Camp as a drum instructor and Jazz Camp West in California. Other workshops include: Washington Women in Jazz Festival in Washington DC; featured artist and clinician at Zildjian DAY 2018 in Sao Paulo; "Third RSL Asia Pacific Youth Contemporary Music Grand Prix" in Thailand as a lecturer and a juror.
“ Barreiro was a constant source of joy the entire evening with a very clear and precise ride cymbal sound.”
Past performances include: with Catina deLuna and Lado B Brazilian Project, Otmaro Ruiz, Carol Bach-y-rita, Andrea Motis, Thalma de Freitas, Amy K Bormet, Elizabeth Lamers, Larry Koonse, Scott Hamilton, Pasquale Grasso.
Festivals: Washington Women in Jazz Festival, Stanford Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Filoli Jazz Festival, Jazz at LACMA, Jazz on the Latin Side, DC Jazz Festival.
-Drummer for the production of the musical "Cabaret" at the La Mirada Theater.
-Drummer for the American Contemporary Ballet production of "Inferno".
-Recordings: “Castles in the Sand” by Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon, “GUMA” by GUMA, “Helado Negro and the Smile Band Live at KCRW” by Helado Negro, “Threads” by Matthew Dievendorf, “Phantons” by Jeremy Trezona, “Come Back to Me” by Molly Kruse.
In 2020 Barreiro was commissioned to write three solo drum-set pieces for the "American Contemporary Ballet". Variations I,II and III and performed with the company in February to great reviews.
Ana has been interviewed and have written articles for the magazine Modern Drummer Brazil and have also written for the "DRUM!" Magazine.
Ana Barreiro is proud to be endorsed by Zildjian Cymbals, Vic Firth Sticks and Remo Drumheads.
Photo by: Evan Zee