Phillipino-born percussionist and composer Susie Ibarra makes her home in New York City, where she works with a number of artistic projects. The classically trained musician has studied with some of the greats and has taught across the country with residencies at prestigious universities and institutions like Juillard, the New School and the Manhattan School of Music. Add to her resume nominations for “Best Drummer” by the Village Voice, Downbeat, Jazziz and The Wire and this puts Ibarra up there in a league with mentors Danongan Kalanduyan and Buster Smith, as well as her self-proclaimed inspiration, Sun-Ra. Acclaimed for incorporating diverse styles such as blues, gamelan, and kulintang, she performs in a variety of genres and with an amazing number of different projects: Mephista, a collective electro-acoustic trio with Sylvie Couvoisier and Ikue Mori; Shapechanger, with poet Yusef Komunyakaa; Mundo Ninos Children’s Music; Filipino trance music and electric Kulintang with husband Roberto Rodriguez; the Mark Dresser and Susie Ibarra Duo; and the Susie Ibarro Trio with Jennifer Choi and Craig Taborn. This week in Buffalo she’ll be flying solo, performing Drum Sketches from her solo CD of the same name.

Friday, November 30 at 8pm. Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center,

341 Delaware Ave. (854-1694/www.hallwalls.org).

$12 general; $8 members/students/seniors