Bio:
Carmen Intorre, 2021, Graduate Mentor, BM – The Juilliard School, MM – The Juilliard
School
Carmen has performed and recorded with numerous musicians such as George Benson, Larry
Coryell, Wynton Marsalis, Monty Alexander, George Coleman, Eric Alexander, George
Cables, Benny Golson, Richi Cole, Joe Locke, Lew Tabackin, Bobby Watson, Ira Sullivan,
Bucky Pizzarelli, and many others. Carmen currently holds down the drum chair with
legendary jazz guitarist Pat Martino, touring extensively throughout the world with
the guitarist's organ trio and quintet.
A 2011 GRAMMY® nominee for his co-producer credit on the critically acclaimed album
by Joey DeFrancesco entitled Never Can Say Goodbye: The Music of Michael Jackson,
Carmen also had the pleasure of performing alongside DeFrancesco and Dr. Lonnie Smith
on the PBS show Legends of Jazz, hosted by Ramsey Lewis.