Results for "Drums"

Shane Peck

Born: June 11, 1968

Shane Peck is a drummer and composer from Seattle, Washington. Peck studied music at Cornish College of the Arts from 1987 to 1992. Shane has since worked in many groups in the Seattle area including Jumbalassy, Laguna, Lushy, Pretty Abandoned Quintet, Valerie Joyce, Soular Ensemble, Mr. & Mrs. Muffins, The Nines, '80s Invasion, Poland and others. Shane is called on to cover many styles of music including world beat, jazz, avant-garde/improvisational, pop, latin, lounge/exotica and electronica.

Charles Ruggiero

Charles Ruggiero was born to be a drummer. The son of world renowned jazz musician Vinnie Ruggiero, Charles spent his early years surrounded by the "who's who" of Jazz. There was always music around, and with musicians like Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, Freddie Hubbard, and Jon Hendricks coming to spend time and play, it was only a matter of time before he caught the bug and asked his father to play the "bang-bangs". As a teen Charles got serious about drumming, playing anywhere he could. He knew he was onto something when other high schools, local colleges, professional theatre groups and popular local bands throughout western N.Y

Tobias Gebb

Born: August 26, 1968

Tobias Gebb is a drummer, composer and educator based in New York City. Over the years he has shared the stage or recording studio with a wide variety of artists. From Blue Note jazz guitarist Peter Burnstein to Donald Fegan of Steely Dan. From the famed west coast jazz pianist Smith Dobson to the famed rocker Lenny Kravits. He has a BA in composition from Berklee College of Music, an MA from Manhattan School of Music and a dual MSE in general and special education from The Bank Street School. His album Free At Last featuring Bobby Watson was in the Top 10 on American jazz radio charts in 2009 and through his licensing business his group Trio West has been heard on shows such as Dexter, Madam Secretary, Key and Peele, Pitch Perfect and others.

Karsten Bagge

Born: April 18, 1971

Born in 1971, Karsten Bagge is a drummer, composer and bandleader with a career spanning more than two decades, playing with a host of top performers in his native Denmark as well as abroad. His rhythmic prowess and creativity on the drums has been the heartbeat of numerous musical projects in the world of jazz and beyond, leaving an indelible mark on the music scene. His compositions are a testament to his creative vision, blending genres and pushing boundaries. In addition to his contributions as a performer, Karsten Bagge has played a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of musicians

Chris Massey

Born: November 1, 1981

Chris Massey is following his ambition of making a name for himself as a new breed of young talented player in the world of jazz. Growing up in small town Uniontown, Ohio where he picked up his first pair of drumsticks a the age of nine he took his first steps into his musical career as a Jazz Performance major at Youngstown State University in 2000. During this time he was under the tutelage of local legend Cedric Hobbs who had played with Charlie "Bird" Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and many other jazz legends of the day. It was during this time where Chris learned that jazz was not a music genre but a state of consciousness

Nick Anderson

Born in San Diego, Nick Anderson studied at Berklee College of Music and received a master's degree from NYU. Nick resides in Brooklyn and is active on the NYC jazz/improv scene.

Steve Johns

Born: November 25, 1960

Steve Johns was born Stephen Samuel Johns November 25,1960 in Boston, MA and began playing the drums at the age of nine. Mr. Johns grew up in a very musical family. His mother, Goldie Tyler Johns, was a songwriter and three of her brothers were jazz musicians. One of these brothers was the late great Jimmy “Bottoms up”Tyler, a well- known jazz saxophonist that would prove to be Steve’s biggest musical influence and inspiration. At the age of fifteen, Steve decided to pursue jazz as a life long ambition. Steve’s uncle Jimmy suggested that he should get serious and study with the great drummer and master teacher Alan Dawson

Diego Maldonado

Born: July 29, 1983

Venezuelan Drummer and Composer, graduated from The Collective School of Music in New York City in 2003 under the guidance of such greats drummers as Kim Plainfield, Peter Retzlaff, Michael Laurent, Memo Acevedo, Fred Klatz. Since Diego went back to Venezuela has worked with some of the most important Venezuelan Jazz musicians like: Pablo Gil, Leo Blanco, Alfredo Naranjo, Biella DaCosta, Cesar Orozco, Ensemble Nuevas Almas, Juan Angel Esquivel Trio, Antonio Mazzei, Oscar Fanega, Luca Vincenzetti Trio, Rigel Mitxelena, Laurent Lecuyer, Prisca Davila, Virginia Ramirez, Hugo Fuguet, Gonzalo Teppa, among many others. Besides his work as a session drummer, Diego gained recognition teaching at one of the best jazz academies in Venezuela called “Taller de Jazz Caracas”. Diego can be heard on the following selected discography: Ensamble Nuevas Almas

Jaz Sawyer

Jaz Sawyer (with one “Z”) began playing drums at age of 2 in the Haight Ashbury district of San Francisco, California. His musical studies has taken him through the music programs at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Stanford Jazz Workshop and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Jaz possesses an eclectic and refined personal style of drumming that stems from his deep roots in his Classical, Jazz, West-African and Afro-Caribbean musical training. Jaz has worked with many notable artists, including Wynton Marsalis, Abbey Lincoln, George Benson, Bobby Hutcherson, Jacky Terrasson and Dee Dee Bridgewater in some of the world’s premier concert venues, including The Blue Note, The Village Vanguard, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center and the Sydney Opera House.

Tony Mason - Drums