[email protected] Group – Percussionist William RuizDrummer/Multi Instrumental Percussionist William Ruiz is Native American/Indigenous Caribbean (Taino Indian) & Spanish . His career as a musician started as a freelance interstate street busker in the USA before auditioning and becoming a Music Under New York performer. Based in New York, NY he spends much of his time performing all over the world. By the beginning of 2000 William was widely recognized as one of the top percussionists in the global music scene. Known for playing the Sneaker bells, using Cacho Seed wrist & ankle shakers 12 tongue log drum, log drums, hand drums & tribal drum set.Ruiz incorporates Native American, Indigenous Caribbean, Asian and African influences into his work in addition to his tribal and standard trap set. He has collaborated with top jazz improvisers and world-class music artists. Ruiz performs with drum groups, hosts drum circle events and depending on the budget works in duo situations and more with various sized musical groups, available for recording and film soundtracks. He works with dancers from, Asia, the Indigenous Caribbean, Africa and Native American cultures. Yoga class/retreat performances, healing ceremonies, trance meditation drum & percussion festivals, rainforest festivals and more. Just ask me and I will let you know if I can do it. Ruiz has also played with a list of top jazz/world music artists including Cheryl Pyle – Flautist, Gene Coleman – Flautist, Bern Nix – Guitarist, Carman Moore - Conductor, David Tamura - Experimental Multi-Instrumentalist Saxophonist/guitarist/ Yockie Suryo Prayogo – Indonesian pianist/Composer, Roberta Piket – Pianist, Ireng Maulana – Indonesian Jazz guitarist, Uyung Mahagenta – Indonesian bassist/Composer, Jay Rodriguez (saxes / woodwinds), Josh Roseman (trombone), Joe Exley (tuba), Sam Newsome (soprano saxophone) Michael Eaton – soprano saxophone, William Cepeda (trombone/percussion), Abdou Mboup (Senegalese – percussion), Bill Ware (vibraphone), Chris Theberge (percussion), Jojo Kuo (Cameroon – trap drums), Uli Geissandorfer (piano), Miho Nobuzane (Japanese –pianist) and bassists Victor Bailey, Jonathan Maron, and Yossi Fine. He has worked as personal assistant to Reggie Workman – Bassist/Composer.He works with many different types of artists ranging from Jazz, Pop, Funk, Reggae, Hip Hop, Country, R&B, DJ’s, Spoken Word, Ethnic Music and World Fusion e