About Derris Lee

Derris Lee is the Delores Auzenne Fellow for the Center of Music Education Research at the University of South Florida. A multi-Global Genius® Award-winning drummer, marimbist, and world percussionist, Lee is passionate about uncovering frameworks that empower musicianship and expressivity within multi-modal contexts. As an scholar of arts entrepreneurship education, Lee focuses on the phenomenological and artistic developmental processes of creative adaptability within creative improvisational music (CIM) such as jazz, folk music, fusion music, and Classical styles. For more information, visit: http://www.derrislee.com.