Andres Forero
Broadway’s “Hamilton”
TONY, GRAMMY and EMMY award winning Andres Patrick Forero is highly regarded as one of the best “Crossover” Drummer/Percussionists in the industry.
Early in his music career, Andres gained the prestigious title of jazz ambassador to the United States through the United Nations. Andres has traveled to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on several occasions as a peace leader. Over the past twenty three years, Forero has traveled the world and has performed and / or recorded with luminaries such as Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Paquito D’Rivera, Ron Carter, Alejandro Sanz, Tito Puente, William Cepeda, Sean Kingston, Ne-yo, Wyclef Jean, Jimmy Fallon, Alicia Keys, Rolando Morales-Matos, Luis Bonilla and Adam Ray.
Andres has been involved with many legendary Broadway musicals; “In The Heights”, “Bring It On”, the first National tour of “The Book of Mormon” and the gargantuan smash hit “Hamilton.” Andres is also the studio drummer for the #1 rated children’s television show, The Electric Company, a Sesame Street Production. In addition to his busy performance schedule, Andres enjoys teaching at school programs, performing clinics and studio recording work.
Media
PASIC 2017 – “Music from Hamilton”
Vic Firth Artist Spotlight