Results for "Drums"

Adam Cruz

Born: 1970

An undeniable creative force on the international jazz scene for the last two decades, drummer and composer Adam Cruz is best known for his work with Danilo Perez, Steve Wilson, David Sanchez and Edward Simon. Born in New York City in 1970, Cruz worked extensively with saxophonist David Sanchez and the Mingus Big Band during the 1990’s. He then toured briefly with Chick Corea, recording Origin - A Week at the Blue Note, and spent the end of the decade touring in a duo setting with guitarist Charlie Hunter. In recent years Cruz has forged a steady musical relationship with pianist Danilo Perez and is a member of the Danilo Perez Trio, which also features bassist Ben Street

Kenneth Salters

Born: July 9, 1981

Kenneth Salters started his musical studies at age eleven when he began playing trombone in the sixth grade, but quickly switched to percussion a year later. Kenneth continued to grow in the field of percussion playing in different ensembles in high school including marching band, symphonic band, jazz ensemble, and the community's youth orchestra. In 1999, Kenneth attended the University of South Carolina on a percussion performance track. He initially had a hard time focusing on a specific genre as he played in virtually every ensemble the university had to offer from drumset for the show choir, to lead pan in the steel orchestra, to playing in the pit for the university's operas

Ken Mathieson

Born: June, 1942

His interest in jazz began in his early teens, listening to musicians as diverse as Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis, Sidney Bechet and Charlie Parker on record. By the age of 16, he had taught himself drums and began working in semi-professional Dixieland bands in Glasgow, but still listening to much more modern sounds. Lived in Brazil 1970-71, where he played in a night club in Sao Paulo and began a life-long love affair with all kinds of Brazilian music. Following return to Scotland, worked as a freelance drummer playing all kinds of jazz, theatrical, cabaret, radio and television work. For fifteen years was resident drummer at the famous Black Bull Jazz Club in Milngavie, near Glasgow (which was on the circuit for top-flight touring American and British jazz musicians), and worked with a veritable Who’s Who of world-famous players such as Bud Freeman, Wild Bill Davison, Benny Carter, Sonny Stitt, Art Farmer, Bobby Hackett, Al Cohn, Johnny Griffin, Sweets Edison, Ruby Braff, Shorty Rogers, Teddy Wilson, Kai Winding, Tony Coe, Tal Farlow, Martin Taylor, Carol Kidd, Jimmy Witherspoon etc. Following closure of the Black Bull Jazz Club, he ran the first Glasgow International Jazz Festival in 1987, featuring Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter, MJQ, Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Stan Tracey, Peter King and numerous others, but decided all the fun in the music business is in playing

Anthony Cerabino

Anthony Cerabino was first recognized for his talents by performing in the New York State All-State Jazz Ensemble in 1979 and further recognition by performing in the world renowned One O'clock Jazz Band at North Texas State University 1983. Upon graduation, Anthony became an adjunct faculty member for three years at North Texas State University. He taught private drumset lessons. He also instructed and created a percussion class on Afro- Cuban, Afro-Brazilian rhythms and several Latin American rhythms. In addition, Anthony wrote two method books, "Latin Drumset Adaptations" and Drumset Essentials" which was required text by North Texas State and for several other colleges . While living in the Dallas metro area, Anthony has performed and or toured with many of the great local artists and bands which include: The Dallas Brass ( brass quintet), The Dallas Jazz Orchestra , Shelly Carroll, Carlos Guedes (Jazz Harpist), Dave Alexander, Vicho Vinchencio, John Adams, Joe Vincelli, Drew Phelps and the Pete Peterson Big Band

Webb Thomas

Drummer, multi percussionist Webb Thomas is by no means a stranger to jazz circles in the tri-state area. His group 'Webb T's Fleet has received rave reviews at the Mellon Jazz fest and the Cape May Jazz fest. An extraordinarily versatile drummer, Webb has made quite a name for himself locally, nationally and abroad. He has been a promoter for Philly's premier jazz club Zanzibar Blue, where he has appeared with Doug Carn, David 'Fathead' Newman, Jane Bunnett and the Spirits of Havana and most recently with 'Mr. Killer Joe' himself, and Benny Golson.

Eric John Eigner

Born: October 4, 1973

Eric John Eigner plays Drumset, Table-top Percussion and Bass Clarinet. Eigner has released three CD’s from his Mysterium Project on Eavesdrop Records, a label he set up as a platform for contemporary work. Eigner works in a number of diverse Soundpainting projects and has performed with the Walter Thompson Orchestra, the New York Soundpainting Orchestra and ZAHA. Eigner is also a member of the international Soundpainting community. He currently is involved in a duo project with composer/guitarist Bruce Holmberg, the John Nickels Band and the Michael Wagner Quartet. Eigner has worked with Butch Morris, Reuben Radding, Kenny Wollesen’s Himalayas, the CAVEnsemble, Shinichi MOMO Koga, Mark Stewart, Sabir Mateen, Steve Swell, Daniel Carter, Nate Wooley, Matt Lavelle, Greg Tate’s Burnt Sugar and poet Steve Dalachinsky

Joe Farnsworth

Born: March 21, 1968

Joe Farnsworth is already regarded as one of the top jazz drummers in the world, but as far as he is concerned, he is just getting started. He is dedicated to the great tradition of jazz drumming as conceived by men like Max Roach, Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones, Billy Higgins and Arthur Taylor and it keeps him in the practice room trying to continue and extend it. Joe was born on February 21, 1968 in South Hadley, Massachusetts into an unusually musical family. His father was a renowned music teacher who immersed his five sons, and it became clear early on that, Joe as the youngest would choose a career in music and would ultimately be a great success

RJ Spangler

Born: November 23, 1956

Drummer RJ Spangler has been on the Detroit music seen for many years, in fact he earned his first Motor City Music Award in 1982 with a band he co-founded called the Sun Messengers. After 17 years as a Messenger, RJ went on to running the band for Detroit blues master Johnnie Bassett. With Johnnie RJ made his way across America and Europe many times. RJ has also played with Martha & the Van Dellas, The Drifters, Earl King, Wanda Rouzan, James "Thunderbird" Davis, Big Jay McNeely, Larry McCray, Francine Reed, Tad Robinson, Shawn Pittman, Sir Mack Rice/the Falcons with Eddie Floyd, Johnny Adams, Eddie Bo, Andre Williams, Nathaniel Mayer, Robert Penn, Eddie & Jimmy Burns, Pinetop Perkins, Ron Levy, Shirley King, James Montgomery, Catfish Hodge, Harmonica Shah, Mr

Kendrick Scott

Born: July 8, 1980

Drummer and composer Kendrick Scott kicked off his Blue Note contract four years ago with We Are the Drum. Expertly produced by Derrick Hodge, Scott’s creative confidant and musical brother, and featuring a stunning guest performance by vocalist Lizz Wright, it earned rave reviews and reiterated how Oracle, Scott’s long-running working group, is one of the most thoughtfully powerful jazz bands of its generation. When it came time to follow this success up with a new effort, however, Scott felt stuck. Nothing he wrote or played seemed good enough; self-doubt had formed a blockade where inspiration once flowed

Tad McCully

Born: April 28, 1975

About Tad McCully

Tad McCully was six years old when he discovered he had a natural talent for drumming. When he was eight, he began studying with a local Brooklyn teacher who played in the U.S. Navy band. At age 10, Tad received his first drumset, and during the summer, at age 12, attended the French Woods Arts and Music Camp, where he was chosen to play with the faculty band in an end-of-the-summer performance of The Who's 'Tommy'.

At age 14, Tad began studying with Ricky Sebastian at Drummer's Collective, and by age sixteen, he began playing professionally, sometimes subbing for Ricky