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Amaury Acosta , is a Cuban-American Drummer, Composer, Producer & Band leader From New York City. He Brings an authentic blend of Jazz, Hip Hop,Soul, Funk and Afro-Cuban Music. At the age of 11, he began studying privately with master drummer Alex Garcia. At age 14, Amaury was awarded the Charlie Palmieri scholarship study at to Boys harbor conservatory of music at Museum for New City in New York City where he studied with David Oquendo, Johnny Almendra Ramon Rodriguez. He attended La Guardia high school for performing arts and graduated from Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School in 2006. In 2008 He was awarded scholarship to study at The New School For Jazz & Contemporary music in New York City . Along side of his dynamic drumming skills, Amaury Acosta is also a bandleader, composer and producer.

He co-founded the group (U)nity ( a international music collective that fuses Afro Cuban Music with modern jazz and R&B). The group has been well received in the artistic community.

Amaury Acosta has played Iggy Pop, Candido Camero, Kimbra, Jose James, Paquito D’Riverra, Wynton Marsalis, Ambrose Akinmusire, Keyon Harrold, Robert Glasper, Kris Bowers, John Ellis, Pedrito Martinez, Isreal “Cachao” Lopez, December Bueno, Pedrito Martinez, Taylor Mcferrin and Many more.

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