Fran Vielma Salsa Septet

Venezuelan native Fran Vielma is “a percussion colourist of great distinction… he leans heavily on his particular genius for counterpoint and most of important of all – his understanding of instrumental timbre...” –Raul Da Gama, Latin Jazz Network

Fran moved to the United States in the early 2000's and was awarded a scholarship for his Bachelor’s in Performance and Jazz Theory at Berklee College of Music in Boston, and a Master’s in Jazz Studies at New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.

He has toured around the Americas with his start-studded Venezuelan Jazz Collective; “Tendencias,” and his most recent album release includes Vielma’s original works and arrangements featuring world-renown Miguel Zenón, Michael Rodríguez, and Luis Perdomo. It was included in the Best Of lists by Downbeat, Latin Jazz Network, & NYC Jazz Record.

Vielma is currently on the Jazz Department faculty of Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in…