Results for "Drums"

Christian Skjødt

CHRISTIAN SKJØDT was born in Aalborg, Denmark and started playing drums at the age of 7, after first trying out the violin and the recorder. Since then he has been awarded Jazz Musician of Northern Jutland, Denmark 2007, received the Appetize Awards Talent of the Year 2008 and several other prizes, and has a master’s degree in drums and music technology at The Academy of Music, Aalborg. He is also curating and managing his record label Tonometer Music releasing creative and adventurous music on vinyl, and has played and/or recorded with Eugene Chadbourne (US), Pat Thomas (UK), Herb Robertson (US), Andrew D'Angelo (US), Martin Klapper (CZ), Sture Ericson (SE), Peter Dahlgren (SE), Pierre Dørge (DK), Hasse Poulsen (DK/F), Lotte Anker (DK), Simon Toldam (DK), among many others.

Ben Scholz

Born: June 24, 1983

Ben Scholz is a drummer/percussionist who lives and works in Chicago. A native of Portland OR, Ben began studying classical piano at age 8 and continued his studies through college. While attending high school and working as a sub in the Pacific Northwest music scene, Ben became interested in jazz. He was accepted to the University of North Texas where he studied with renowned jazz instructor Ed Soph. After graduating, Ben moved to Chicago and found success both as a performer and a teacher. Living in Chicago has given him the opportunity to work with jazz innovators such as Aaron Neville, Roy Hargrove, and Bill Watrous

Gene Black

Born: August 28, 1981

My name is Gene Black. I grew up in New Orleans, in a musical family. I play drums, and bass professionally, and some other instruments, very unprofessionally. A list of artists that I have worked for includes: Leon "Kid Chocolate" Brown, Ellis Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, Charmaine Neville, Wendell Brunious, Leroy Jones, Derek Douget, Brice Winston, Maurice Brown, Andre Hayward, Kermit Ruffins, and some others.

Dammis de Neef

Born: April 17, 1974

1978-1998 euroband Rotterdam

Jeffrey Lien

Born: January 12, 1979

Contact at 773.396.1735 or [email protected] - B.M., Berklee College of Music, Magna Cum Laude Honors - Performances at Montreux Jazz Festival, South by Southwest and NEMO - National Tours with Rich Price (Geffen/Indie) and Beth Boucher (Virt) - Recordings with Pablo Picker, Mike Murray - Performances with Hiromi Uehara, Walter Beasley, Darren Barrett, Nir Felder, Ian Rapien, John Ramsay, Steve Rochinski - Percussion Faculty at Boocoo Jeffrey Lien is a multi-faceted drummer. A dedicated musician since childhood, Jeffrey has been performing to audiences throughout Boston, New York City and Chicago for the past 18 years

Tore T. Sandbakken

Born: May 14, 1985

Tore T. Sandbakken is a 24 year old drummer currently living in Oslo, Norway, playing in a numerous bands ranging from free improvised music to modern jazz. He has toured Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, Estonia, France and USA, and played at several major festivals like Molde Intl. Jazz Festival, Oslo Jazz Festival, Turku Jazz Festival, Maijazz, Kongsberg Jazz Festival and Øyafestivalen.

Buddy Rich Tribute

After his thrilling London jazz festival sell-out show…. Top UK Drummer STEVE TAYLOR leads His "Fiery and Hard Hitting" (Time Out) Big Band in more live performances which promise to be worthy of the late-great icon Buddy Rich himself. “Dynamic, powerhouse drumming with a ‘Richian’ flavour”(Rhythm April 09) “Steve is recognised as one of the most talented drummers in the UK” (Rhythm Magazine) “Awesome” (Musician Mag) “Taylor’s energy and enthusiasm is so infectious" “A high energy, electrifying big band experience” “Best Buddy Rich Tribute” Promoter Paul Pace

Zak Starkey

Born: September 13, 1965

As the forty-year-old son of Ringo Starr, most would think that Zak Starkey had been handed stardom on a silver platter. He plays drums with two of the most popular bands in the world, names the late, great Keith Moon as one of his best childhood friends, and is so busy he can be impossible to reach, as when Modern Drummer tried in vain to contact the globetrotting musician after he’d left his cell phone on someone else’s private jet. But before he landed gigs with The Who and Oasis, Zak Starkey played with ten years’ worth of unknowns and also-rans, dragging his kit all over England like any other ambitious drummer

Kobie Watkins

Born: July, 1975

Watkins, who has three brothers and four sisters, was born in Chicago on July 26, 1975. His interest in music was sparked at around age three when he first saw his father playing drums at a local Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God. Prior to devoting himself to religion, Alious C. Watkins Jr. had played trap drums and other percussion instruments with the Pharaohs, a now-legendary jazz-funk group in which Earth, Wind & Fire leader Maurice White had been the original drummer, and he also backed the Dells on local engagements. His dad’s drumming led Kobie and his brothers to bang on pots and pans around the house

Carrie Jahde

Born: March 16

     Carrie Jahde has earned national awards and a great deal of notoriety over the past decades for her versatile, passionate, and unique approach to drumming. Currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area, she maintains a full-time touring, recording and teaching schedule, working with musical groups ranging in style from jazz to Latin to funk to R&B. Strongly committed to creative, improvised music, she also composes for her longtime jazz trio NoCoasters, which performs regularly throughout the West Coast.

     Carrie's musical background began with classical piano at the age of 8. By the age of 13 she had added singing and trombone into her life, and began performing locally. It was not until the age of 24, however, that she discovered her love for drumming. Carrie immediately exploded onto the Northwest music scene, recording her first full-length album only six months after purchasing her first drum set. Though initially self taught, Carrie later studied with Alan Tarpinian and Alan Jones, and attended the University of Oregon as a percussion performance major.