Harris Eisenstadt

I have been teaching at SUNY Maritime since 2010. I began as an Adjunct Instructor, became a Lecturer, then a Senior Lecturer. I have also been an Adjunct Instructor at NYU and SUNY Empire State, and was a teaching artist for Carnegie Hall, BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music), 92nd St Y and Brooklyn Conservatory for many years before university teaching. My research is primarily focused on Afro Cuban, West African and African American music cultures. In addition to my academic duties, I have performed internationally as a jazz drummer/composer/bandleader for over twenty years and as a drummer for Afro Cuban ceremonies for almost ten years.

Eisenstadt is a drummer, composer and lecturer at SUNY Maritime College. He has performed around the globe at jazz festivals and concert venues to wide acclaim since 2001, and his research is primarily focused on Cuban, Brazilian and West African folkloric music. Eisenstadt teaches ENGL 101, 102, HUMN 403, 405, and MNST 8101.