CHRISTIAN PEPIN: SELECTED HIGHLIGHTs

  • 2014 GRAMMY® Award Winning Album | Percussionist w/ Pacific Mambo Orchestra (U.S.A.)

  • 2016 GRAMMY® Nominee w/ La Cuneta Son Machine (Nicaragua)

  • Early improvisational ‘on-the-job training’ playing in Jazz; Cuban and Salsa bands including… FANIA All-Star Roberto Roena; Jose Alberto "El Canario"; FANIA Legend Ismael Miranda; Joe Santiago (Eddie Palmieri); Karl Perazzo (Carlos Santana); Carlos Cascante (SHO); Michel Maza (Cuba); and many more.

  • Has toured the world extensively and collaborated with some of today's top artists such as …Trevor Hall 2016; Tommy Igoe 2012-Present; Mulatu Astatke 2017-Present; La Cuneta Son Machin 2015-2017, Michel Maza 2007-2009, Adalberto Santiago 2018-Present, Papa Roach 2019-2020 among others...

  • Jazz Festivals: Capitol Jazz Festival; Karmeb Fuhrt Zum Festival; San Jose Jazz Festival; Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival; Maui Salsa Festival; La Paz Festival Jazz International Bolivar; Sedona Jazz Fest; Atlanta Jazz Fest; Fillmore Jazz among others...

  • Symphonic: Has performed with the Pacific Lutheran University Symphony; Pacific Lutheran University Percussion Ensemble; Spokane Symphony; Seattle Symphony; Eastern Washington University Symphony; The Gary Gibson Steel Drum Ensemble; Cascade Marching Band.

  • Recordings (Drums & Percussion): Pacific Mambo Orchestra; La Cuneta Son Machin; Papa Roach (Who Do You Trust?); Michael Starita; Jarobi White (A Tribe Called Quest); Trevor Hall; Collectivity; Carlos Xaiver; Michael Cerda (YHO); David Jackson & W.O.W; Julio Bravo; Fred Randolph; Michael O'Neal; Kenny Washington; Santos Perdidos; Latin Rhythm Boys; Braulio Barrera; Orq. Borinquen; Armando Cordoba Project; Maya Carina; Edgardo Cambon; Yellow House Orch; etc.

  • Movies: HBO Documentary: Mariela Castro's March: Cuba's LGBT Revolution