Daniel Prim

Daniel Prim is a Grammy winner Venezuelan drummer and percussionist specializing in jazz, Latin, and Afro-Venezuelan music. Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, he started his music studies at 12 years old at Jose Reina Music School. Years later, he attended the Simon Bolivar Conservatory Music, part of the National Youth and Children's Orchestras of Venezuela, “El Sistema”. In 2014, Daniel moved to Los Angeles to study under the mentorship of drummer Jeff Hamilton. Currently, Daniel resides in New York City, performing with Luis Perdomo, Stafford Hunter, Ella Bric, Etienne Charles, Roberto Quintero, Jorge Glem, Roy Wooten, Edmar Castañeda, Adam O’Farrill, Dayna Stephens, Yunior Terry and others. In addition to his formal training, Daniel has studied and mastered the traditional drumming of his Afro-Venezuelan roots and has taught master classes in Afro-Venezuelan drumming at Berklee College of Music and Salem State University. Daniel is a co-founder of the group Tambor y Caña, which performs Afro-Venezuelan tambor music. In 2022, along with Juan Diego Villalobos and Gabriel Chakarji, he formed Caracas Trio, which mixes Venezuelan roots music with contemporary jazz. In 2023, Daniel will release his first album under his own name, Daniel Prim y Su Parampampan, recorded with Adam O’Farrill, Juanma Trujillo, and Manuel Márquez. https://www.danielprim.com/