Javi Garza is currently a second year master’s student at Kansas State University. Originally from Edinburg, TX, Javi has been a part of many world renowned musical ensembles such as Broken City Percussion, Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps (DBC), Colts DBC, and Genesis DBC.

In 2025, Javi graduated with his music degree in both Percussion Performance and Music Education from Texas Tech University (TTU). He has performed in many ensembles associated with Texas Tech including the TTU Percussion Ensemble I, TTU Symphonic Wind Ensemble, TTU Symphony Orchestra, and has traveled to Spain with the nationally acclaimed Texas Tech Steelpan ensemble “Apocalypso Now”. Additionally, Javi has had the opportunity to perform with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra and the Mid-Texas Symphony Orchestra. In 2024, he was given the opportunity to travel to Mexico City and perform as a soloist for the percussion studio members at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) along with the TTU Symphony Orchestra.

Javi remains an active performer in several competitive arenas. He has been awarded second place in the ENKOR International Winds and Percussion Competition (2024) and third place in the National Collegiate Keyboard Competition held by the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) in Indianapolis, Indiana (2024). Most recently, Javi earned the highest placement in the 2025 PAS Italy International Vibraphone Competition. Javi is endorsed by MarimbaOne as an Educational Artist.