Freelance Drummer, Percussionist, Composer, located in Frankfurt a.M./Germany, playing gigs, recording, teaching and working in different projects. Thea plays a wide array of genres, from classical music to jazz, blues, rock, pop, latin, brazil.
Thea Florea studied drumset at Collective School of Music New York and at Berklee College of Music Boston. Further studies at Musikhochschule Mainz with a diplom as music teacher and at FMW Frankfurter Berufsfachschule für Jazz- und Popularmusik. Further music education at Bundesakademie für Musikalische Jugendbildung Trossingen for drum teaches and percussion cajon ensemble, cajon, timbeles and small percussion technique.
Thea is involved in numerous musical projects, currently playing with her own group, The Thea Florea Quartett, for which she also composes, Jazz Groups Duo Here- Trio Now! and Open Space Project, All Female Jazz Group The Floreas, Singer/Saxophonist Kathi Monta, Singer Helen Pfaff, Latin Rock-Pop Group Pillo Verde and Drum Events with Escola-de-Samba.
Thea teaches private drum lessons in her studio in Frankfurt/Main.
Some of her favorite drummers include: David Garibaldi, Vinnie Colaiuta, Tony Williams, Steve Gadd, Elvin, Jones, Dave Weckl, Stewart Copeland, Terri Lyne Carrington.
Projects
Starter Clown Shoes – NYC Jazz – Fusion Project
Thea Florea Quartett – Contemporary Original Jazz
Duo Here! – Trio Now! – Contemporary Original Jazz
Open Space Project – Contemporary Jazz Classics and Originals
Helen Pfaff – Singer and Djane
Kathi Monta – Singer, Saxophonist, DJane, female walk act Miss Mobile
The Floreas – All Female Jazz Group
Pillo Verde – Latin Pop- Rock
Escola-De-Samba – Drum Events
