Jose is a percussionist with a specialty in steel drums. A teacher and a student, he is Currently Studying to receive his Master's Degree at Colorado State University and giving private lessons to a younger generation of percussionists. we talk about determining his path in percussion, expanding his musical horizons, the process of making steel drum instruments out of 50 gallon barrels, the kind of facial hair he wants to have when he's 65, and about his beloved new puppy, Djembe.