Results for "Drums"

Zach Owens

Mr. Owens' percussion instruction and performance experience spans more than 15 years. Born in Newburgh, New York, he attended Butler University and New Mexico his instructors have included Gordon Stout, Thom Hannum Cadets of Bergen County, Tim Adams, keith aleo, beth raddock, Neil Rutland and Craig Hetrick also Master Classes and performances with Keiko Abe and Evelyn Glennie, Bobatunde Altunji; he is also an alumni of the Interlochen School of the Arts in Michigan. He’s performed with jazz greats Winton Marsalis, Joshua Redmon, Bob Mintzer an others. He’s an avid percussionist and Vic Firth sponsored Marching Percussion Specialist and USSBA Adjudicator

Dan Weiss

Shifting Foundation grantee Dan Weiss has been hailed as one of the top five jazz drummers in The New York Times, and his large ensemble recording "Fourteen" made the top ten list of their best recordings of 2014. Weiss’s innovative drumming and forward thinking compositions have been pushing musical limits for years. With his piano trio, he’s released two recordings entitled, "Now Yes When" (2006) and "Timshel" (2011), which have been critically acclaimed for their unique approach to song structure and endless creative improvisation. Weiss also leads his sixteen piece large ensemble that features some of NYC's most gifted musicians

Bill Carbone

Born: May 30, 1977

Buru Style is a half-Connecticut/half-Boston based Live Dub group that meditates on ultra-ethereal riddims from the catalogues of Jamaican Nyabingi artists such as Count Ossie and Cedric Brooks, mixes in newer tracks from the likes of Jah Cure and Richie Spice and plays a whole heap of original music as well. In concert, the nyabingi heartbeat pervades; no matter how dense or sparse the melodies and soundscapes in the upper textures become the rhythm section pulses on. The term “Buru” is taken from a Jamaican music and masquerade tradition. Certain elements of Buru music provided the foundational rhythms for Nyabingi, the traditional drumming of Rastafari

Harris Eisenstadt

Brooklyn-based drummer and composer Harris Eisenstadt (b. Toronto, 1975) is known for his “deep-sighted and elastic view of improvised music in settings that are both small-scale and expansive.” (The New Yorker) His resume includes studies with some of the most respected names in jazz and improvised music, West African and Afro-Cuban drumming, and performance credits in jazz, film, theater, poetry, dance, contemporary concert music and opera. Eisenstadt has performed all over the globe, received grants from organizations such as Meet The Composer, The Durfee Fondation, American Composers Forum, Canada Council for the Arts, and appeared on more than 60 recordings since 2000, including more than twenty as a leader

Bob Meyer

Born: March 31, 1945

BOB MEYER Drummer, Teacher 49 Furnace Brook Drive Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567 Phone (914) 734-9290 Fax (914) 737-1929 e-mail: [email protected] website: www.bobmeyermusic.com EXPERIENCE Playing on Joe Lovano’s Blue Note release and group, Viva Caruso. Also, his Symbiosis, Sinatra and More, trios and quartets. Playing in Jackalope, a trio with John Abercrombie and Loren Stillman. Recorded on our CD Saltier Than Ever on Challenge Records. Among other people I have played or am playing with are; Joe Lovano, Ed Schuller, Ken Werner, Judy Silvano, Perry Robinson, Glenn Moore, Cameron Brown, Andy Statman, Shelila Jordan, Ray Nance, Art Davis, Jaki Byard, Paul McCanless, Julian Priester, Gary Peacock, Peggy Stern, Bert Wilson, Diane Schurr, Stanley Cowell, Mal Waldron, Daved Friesen, Jim Pepper, Red Rodney, Itzhak Perlman, Arnie Lawrence, James Moody, Kirk Leitsey, Avishi Cohen, Wayne Horvitz, John Abercrombie, Drew Gress, Mike Bisio, Don Friedman, James Emery, Tony Malaby, Essiet Essiet, Santi Debriano, Vic Juris, Harvey Wainapel, Peter Barshay and Mel Martin among many others. Now performing with my own group, Mount Airy (playing Jewish liturgical music in a modern improvisational style). I have recently (2006) joined a new cooperative group, The New Quartet, with John Abercrombie on guitar, Adam Kolker on reeds and Johannes Weidenmuller on bass

Bob Haft

Born: October 13, 1940

NY club date drummer all styles. Can read well with big bands, theater shows/percussion, concerts. Presently live in South Florida during winter months, New York, June,July, August. Available for most GIGS truly reliable.

Tangria Jazz

The Tangria Jazz Group is acclaimed as one of the up and coming jewels of the Bay Area jazz scene. This group’s unique blend of fire, intensity and sensitivity sets them apart, moving audiences to new heights and drawing them into the closest confines of intimacy. Formed in the spring of 1997, the Tangria Jazz Group has developed a rich, captivating sound that brings new contributions to bear upon the genres of Latin and straight-ahead jazz. Each player brings an individual style to the group, always keeping Tangria’s sound interesting and dynamic. Their influences range from Ellington to Jobim, from Miles Davis to Joe Henderson

Bryson Kern

Bryson Kern is emerging as a unique voice on the drum set, gaining prominence and notoriety for his sensitive, yet creative approach to the instrument. Bryson has performed with such jazz notables as Fred Hersch, Benny Golson, Terell Stafford, Joel Frahm, Ingrid Jensen, Michael Weiss, Melvin Rhyne, and Nneenna Freelon. Bryson attended the Indiana University School of Music, studying with teachers David Baker and Steve Houghton. After receiving a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies in the spring of 2004, Bryson relocated to New York City, where he continues to reside. He is a member of the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop/New York Jazz Orchestra and can be seen as both a leader and sideman playing throughout the city.

Jim E Anderson

My earliest musical performance experiences were in school bands and choirs and Christmas Caroling with my church. I began playing and studying drums in the fifth grade. In the 8th grade I was a featured soloist in a summer Big Band class. I continued and was a featured solo performer in a summer high school Big Band class while still in the eighth grade. In high school I played in every performance ensemble available to me. I continued my musical studies at Cabrillo College and took private lessons with George Marsh in San Francisco. Jim Anderson I continued my music studies at Cabrillo College in Aptos, CA

Kris Gustofson

Born: January 11, 1899

Kris began playing drums at age 6. Influenced by his father Gus Gustofson who was a professional Jazz drummer and worked for Woody Herman, Dizzy Gillespie, Brew Moore, Harry James and Bobby Darin ( Played drums on "Mack The Knife" and " Beyond the Sea") Kris played in all the school bands and gained experience at school concerts. His first paying job was when he was 14 years old. Kris has gigged with Vernon Alley, Chuck Travis, Don Prell, Don Pender, John Coppobianco, Max Borjon, Vince Ctellis, Jon Handy, Clyde Williamson, Bill Perkins, And many others. Kris Gustofson Discography Trauma " Scratch And Scream" Shrapnel Records St Elmos Fire " St Elmos Fire" CBS Records St Elmos Fire " Warning From the Sky" BMG St Elmos Fire " Powerdrive" BMG St Elmos Fire " Desperate Years" BMG Richard Grieco " Waiting For The Sky to Fall" Edel Moon Dog Mane " Turn it Up" Kotch Mechanizm " Meat For The Machine" Mechanizm " Turn Away From the Sun" Mechanizm " Your Creation" MRO The Torn Mike Onesco Kurt Fry " Addicted" Disc makers" Jon Dunmore " Hypnotica" Seagull Entertainment Jon Dunmore " Baptized By Fire" Ariolla