Jose Guerrero
Jose
Guerrero
Jose Guerrero is a freelance percussionist and educator from Brownsville, TX. Jose Is the Director of Percussion at Port Isabel High School where he teaches percussion to students 6th-12th grade.
Jose
Guerrero
BORN IN: Brownsville, TX
LIVES IN: Brownsville, TX
PLAYING SINCE: 2008
BIGGEST INFLUENCES: Chad Smith, Steve Jordan, Jimmy Cantu
MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE YOU PLAYED IN: Elon Musk Space-X Launch Party
MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE YOU DIDN’T PLAY IN: WGI Championships 2024
CAREER HIGHLIGHT: PASIC Solo Timpani Contest winner, 2017
FAVOURITE SABIAN CYMBAL: 22″ AAX Omni
Jose Guerrero is a freelance percussionist and educator from Brownsville, TX. Jose Is the Director of Percussion at Port Isabel High School where he teaches percussion to students 6th-12th grade. He is also an active drummer in the South Texas area playing most consistently with his band, The Sound.
In 2013, Jose had the privilege of marching tenors with the Genesis Drum and Bugle Corps. In 2016 and 2017, he marched tenors with Timbre Indoor Percussion. In 2022, he graduated from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a bachelor’s in Music Education, where he studied under Dr. Joe W. Moore III. While at UTRGV, he played with various ensembles and in 2017, he won the PASIC Solo Timpani Contest.
Jose resides in Brownsville with his wife Iliana, his sons Alejandro and Elias, and his four dogs Zuko, Sofie, Luna, and Rollie.
Jose's Highlights
Jose's Go-To Cymbals
14” HHX Click Hats
22” AAX OMNI
18” HHX Evolution O-Zone Crash
19” HHX Complex Suspended
10” AAX Aero Splash
19” AA Holy China
18” HHX Complex Thin Crash
A combination of HH and HHX hammering results in one of the richest, punchiest crash cymbals SABIAN has ever produced. The Complex Thin Crashes offer plenty of versatility to easily cross musical styles.