Nomar Negroni

Grammy-nominated drummer and Sony Music recording artist, Nomar Negroni, was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. At a very young age, he has surrounded by a strong musical backbone thanks to his father, Pianist, and Composer Jose Negroni. At the age of 14, his family uprooted itself from Puerto Rico and moved permanently into Miami; making the city their family base. During his high school years at Sunset Senior High, he was part of the school’s jazz band. While doing so, he also took drum lessons at the University of Miami while performing locally. During his senior year in High School, he was awarded the Louis Armstrong award as the best jazz musician of the year. In 2000 he moved to Boston after receiving a scholarship at Berklee College of Music to continue his music studies. He worked with Berklee Professor and Guitar player Bruce Barlett. In 2002 Nomar and his father Jose Negroni, formed their own group named Negroni's Trio. Since then, Nomar has been performing and recording with numerous internationally renowned artists such as Alejandro Sanz, Diego Torres, Arturo Sandoval, Ed Calle, Dave Valentin, John Benitez, Federico Britos, Oz Noy, Teddy Kumpel, James Genus, Michael Rodriguez, Carlos Henriquez, just to name a few. Nomar is endorsed by Pearl Drums and Paiste Cymbals.