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Jose Uzcategui is a solo and chamber musician whose energetic performances captivate audiences from the moment he stands on stage. Born and raised in Venezuela, he began his musical studies at the age of five in El Sistema Nacional de Orquestas in Venezuela. At the age of eighth he started playing percussion in La Academia Latinoamericana de Percusión. 

An advocate for new music, Jose is often performing solo recitals featuring contemporary music, commissioning new works, and performing in new music ensembles.   Jose has an extensive repertoire collection ranging from solo maracas to 45-minute long concertos. Jose has some of the most cutting-edge solo percussion pieces and sought-after concerto repertoire in his catalog. 

During his residency in the US, Jose has been a recipient and prize winner of some of the most prestigious international percussion competitions such as Great Plains Marimba Competition and the Southern California Marimba Competition. He is a recipient of the prestigious Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation scholarship and was invited to the 20th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards as an ambassador.

While preparing for competitions, solo recitals, and concerto performances, Jose frequently performs with major ensembles/orchestras in the DFW area such as the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Dallas Winds. 

Through his creative programming and use of diverse combinations of percussion instruments, Jose creates diverse soundscapes and unique experiences that showcase a new dynamic perspective on percussion.

His mission is to introduce the realm of percussion to new audiences through exciting collaborations with different music organizations.

Jose endorses Dragonfly Percussion mallets and is a TAPS LA Festival Artist.