Born
in Buenos Aires. In 1962 he starts with his musical stufies (Drums,
Percusion and harmony)
He starts his professional career in 1973 as part of Pablo Ziegler'
Trio (former pianist for Piazzola) playing classic music in a
jazzy way (Chopin, Debussy, etc. ). He is part of Santiago Giaccobe's
quartet and also playing as a sessionist in several recordings.
During 1976-77 he is a free-lance musician in Aruba's Sheraton
Hotel. In the United States he is part of Jon Lucien's group (afro-jazz
singenr) together with Wagner Tiso (piano) Milton Nascimento's
arranger and Steve Thorton Miles Davis's percusionist, making
a large tour that would finish in Carnegie Hall, Nueva York. He
plays in Jam Sessions with Herbie Hancock, Egberto Gismonti, Airto
Moreira, Flora Purim and others. He comes back to Buenos Aires
to record Juan Carlos Cirigliano's “Música de la
Ciudad de Buenos Aires”. In 1980 he plays in the group “Candonga”
(Candombe-Milonga) with Rubén Rada, Adalberto Cevasco,
Juan Barrueco and Bernardo Baraj. In 1982 he participates of “Cuarteto
de Dino Saluzzi” with Quique Sinesi (guitar) and Matías
González (bass) and they play in jazz festivals in Berlín,
Zurich, Koln, Hamburgo, Basilea, Leipzig, etc. In 1983 they perform
with italian trompetist Enrico Rava in Buenos Aires. With Sinesi
and González they create “Alfombra Mágica”
in 1984. He is part of the group “La Sonora del Plata”,
Litto Nebbia's quartet, with who he travels to México performing
in Sala Ollín Yolitzli, and again, with Pablo Ziegler's
“Cuarteto para el Nuevo Tango” with who he makes several
tours to USA and South America (Santa Fé Chamber Music
Festival, Río de Janeiro, Brasilia, La Paz, etc.).
He also is a notorius teacher, creating in 1985 the G.E.O Popular
Music School, in 1991 the percusion school“La Clave”
and in 1992 he realesea his ”Corporal Rythmic Disociation
Method", giving a large number od teaching clinics.
He makes some workshops in Copenhague where he performs wth danish
trombonist Erling Kroner.
