Mark DiFlorio

I am elated to now be endorsing and endorsed by  Bosphorus Cymbals. This father and son run company is making incredible cymbals. I am now using the Master Series, a 22" ride, 21" ride and 13" hats. I'll soon be completing this jazz set with an 18" crash and eventually getting a complete set of  The Stanton Moore Series for my harder hitting gigs. If you haven't heard these cymbals then you need to and if you're not using them it's because you haven't heard them.

From November 24 through December 21, 2007 I toured with Devin Phillips, Andrew Oliver and Eric Gruber through 5 countries in Africa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Guinea, The Congo and The Democratic Republic of Congo. The trip was supported by the U.S. State Department and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Here are my original journal entries from the tour as posted on a previous website.

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