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William Bausch

About Me

William “Beaver” Bausch is a drummer, composer, and educator. He has played with Donald Byrd, Juan Pablo Torres, the Boys Choir of Harlem, the Mambo All-Stars, Pablo Menéndez y Mezcla, and Hazmat Modine. He has recorded with Harvie S, Phil Bowler, Kaori Fujii, Ben Lapidus & Sonido Isleño, Mark Miller, Paul Carlon, and others.

He founded Grupo los Santos after his first trip to Cuba in 1998. They have been featured in several documentaries (Latido Latino and Como se forma una rumba) and performed at NYC’s Town Hall and the Jazz Standard, as well as in Europe and Cuba. They have released five albums so far.

In addition to his continued work with Santos, Beaver is focused on co-writing and production with longtime collaborator vocalist Lamont O’Neil.

He also taught in NYC public schools for 26 years, and got to work with a ton of amazing kids.