Drums are about rhythms and patterns, and I love patterns, said Ms. Kovacs, 48, the founder of Fogo Azul NYC, a drum line for women and people who are transgender or nonbinary. I see music in colors. Playing the drum is like making art.
The fact that there weren't many female drummers in the 1980s only spurred her on. She began playing drums in Brazilian bands in New York City and has performed at the Carnival in Salvador, Brazil, and at events in France, Spain, Bermuda and Britain.
In 2016, she founded Fogo Azul NYC. The band, whose name means blue fire in Portuguese, started with only 14 drummers and now has 132, ages 14 to 89. It's also where Ms. Kovacs met her partner, who is in the film industry.
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