Results for "Drums"

CWill

Born: August 13, 1967

Mr. Courtney "C-Will" Williams has proven that you can reach audiences of all ages by his music which he calls "Nu-Jazz, Pop-Hop Soul". C-Will will be doing a world tour in the year of 2007-2008 and he looks forward to seeing you in his audience. Tell him where you saw him or information on him and tell him how you feel about his newest 4th album cd entitled "Frustrated" which is a mixture of Straight Ahead swing, Soul, Modern Jazz, Hip-Pop, and Funk. C-Will loves to have every show that his audience see's to be different. When it comes to playing drums, singing and leading a band, this Nu-Jazz music artist proves that he can do this as well as make the audience feel like they are just part of the performance by getting them involved

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Courtney Williams

Born: August 13, 1967

Mr. Courtney "C-Will" Williams has proven that you can reach audiences of all ages by his music which he calls "Nu-Jazz, Pop-Hop Soul". C-Will will be doing a world tour in the year of 2007-2008 and he looks forward to seeing you in his audience. Tell him where you saw him or information on him and tell him how you feel about his newest 4th album cd entitled "Frustrated" which is a mixture of Straight Ahead swing, Soul, Modern Jazz, Hip-Pop, and Funk. C-Will loves to have every show that his audience see's to be different. When it comes to playing drums, singing and leading a band, this Nu-Jazz music artist proves that he can do this as well as make the audience feel like they are just part of the performance by getting them involved

Jeff Ballard

Born: September 17, 1963

Jeff Ballard grew up in Santa Cruz, California. He recalls when he was a child laying in bed listening to the music his father would play every weekend: Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Louie Armstrong, Sergio Mendez, Oscar Peterson, Milton Nascimento; how he loved the sound and the speed of Ed Thigpen’s brushes on the snare. “I remember feeling the power of a Basie big band shout chorus which would then suddenly disappear into some quiet dancing riff. It was the swing in it, which excited me the most. I also remember how it felt traveling thru sounds of the jungle in a Milton Nascimento record

Paul Adams

Born: January 18, 1956

I studied drums with Lou Donders in London, Ontario as a young child. Lou was a jazz drummer and introduced me to a world of new music such as Miles Davis and John Coltrane. At the age of 11, we went together to a drum workshop by legendary jazz drummer, Alan Dawson, at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. In grade 10, I won a prize for snare drum performance in a marching band. Jazz became a growing hobby and over the years, I built up a huge collection of vinyl and CDs. Initially this was primarily free jazz from the 1960's but it has stretched back to post-Bird bebop and forward to the current crowd

Shawn Kelley

Born: January 1, 1958

Shawn Kelley was raised in Syracuse, New York and is a graduate of City College of New York where he studied jazz under the tutelage of Ron Carter, John Lewis, Gil Evans, and Sonny Igoe. After years of playing in the New York jazz scene, Shawn relocated to the warmer climates of Asia, where he has been in high demand since 1993. Shawn's love and command of all kinds of music has led him to work with a diverse range of artists. Recently Shawn played with jazz living legend, James Moody at a special concert for His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, and had the honor of playing together with H.M

Thomas Wiggins

Born: January 30, 1944

Whit Dickey

Whit Dickey made a name for himself as the former drummer of {{m: David S. Ware = 11160}}’s famous quartet. Since then Dickey’s musical contributions have gone well beyond his work as Ware’s drummer. He is capable of tremendous power and yet has the ability for subtle gesture. Dickey is a composer as well as a drummer and his music has reached new heights in his recent small group work, with a coterie of great musicians including alto saxophonist {{Rob Brown}}. He has also performed with {{m: Matthew Shipp = 4290}} since 1991 and continues to play and record with {{m: Roy Campbell Jr

Garrett Brown

Born: June 15, 1984

Drummer Garrett Brown graduated from William Paterson University's jazz department. While attending, he studied with artists such as Kevin Norton, Ari Hoenig, Rich Derosa, John Riley and Ben Perowsky. Garrett has performed in some of the top clubs and jazz festivals in New York, Boston, Philadelphia and New Jersey, and in addition, he has has taken part in improvisation master classes at Cornell University as well as various high schools and colleges in New Jersey. Garrett is very well regarded for his unique approach to improvisation and rhythm, while maintaining a very interactive, linear and sensitive playing style

Zachary Morris

Born: January 19, 1976

California Institute of the Arts--Graduate BFA in Jazz drums. Studied with many greats, Joe Labarbera, Pete Magadini, Eddie Marshall etc.