Results for "Drums"

Zachary J. Kreuz

Born: June 1, 1968

Dario Congedo

Dario Congedo drums and percussion Dorian Dumont piano Federico Pecoraro electric bass Dario Congedo graduated in classical percussion and jazz drums at the Conservatory of Music “Tito Schipa” where he currently teaching drums. He has studied drums in Italy with: Maurizio dei Lazzaretti, Fabrizio Sferra and Alessio Riccio. He has studied in New York with: John Riley, Matt Wilson, Jonathan Blake, Jim Black, Ernesto Simpson, and Vince Cherico. He has also studied jazz at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2009. As leader and composer he recorded three albums, “Nàdan” (blue serge records 2009), “Calligrafie” (Desuonatori 2013), and the last work “Don't Quit” (Workin'Label 2020).

He has played and recorded with: Gianluca Petrella, Flavio Boltro, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Nicola Conte, Kekko Fornarelli, Julian Oliver Mazzariello, Rob Mazurek, Javer Girotto, Nguyen Le, Fabrizio Bosso, Marco Tamburini, Rosalia de Souza, Gegè Telesforo, Francesco Bearzatti, Nicola Conte, Lindsey Webster, Enrico Zanisi, Claudio Filippini, Tino Tracanna, Paolo Belli, Antonella Ruggiero, Carolina Bubbico, Renato D'Aiello, Rosalia De Souza, Rocco Zifarelli, Cheryl Porter, Simona Severini, Massimo Carrano, Gilson Silveira, Giovanni Imparato, Fabio Zeppetella, Nailah Porter, Jaques Mauger, Gaetano Partipilo, Arthur Miles, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, and many others.

He has collaborated with many conductors, such as: Louis Bacalov; Beppe Vessicchio, Pino Iodice and The National Italialian Jazz Orchestra.

KOCHAN

Born: December 18, 1955

JACEK KOCHAN - composer, arranger, producer, drummer and percussionist. Graduate of Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (Master degree), studied music at Grant MacEwan in Edmonton. New York Studying with Jaco Pastorius, Mike Clark, Robbie Gonzales. Performing, touring and recording jazz and funk music. Montreal Studying composition and expanding his musical lexicon by writing for choir and symphony orchestra (Ensemble Vocal Tudor, Repercussion) as well as playing and recording ethnic music (Latin, African, Balkan). Performing with Michel Donato, Karen Young, Oliver Jones, Andrew Leroux, Yannick Rieu, Jean-Pierrre Zanella, Michel Cusson, Rene Bolduc, Helmut Lipsky, Muhammad Al-Khabyyr, Lazaro Saucedo, Geoff Lapp, Johnny Scott and many others. Toronto Working as a leader and sideman in many live and recording projects with artists like Pat Labarbera, Kenny Wheeler, Don Thompson, Mike Murley, Neil Swainson, Reggie Schwager, Lorne Lofsky, Kirk MacDonald, Bernie Senensky, John MacLeod, Dave Restivo, Brian Dickinson, Jim Vivian, Mike Downes, Kieran Overs, Neil Swainson. Europe, Asia, North America, Australia Continues to perform, compose, play, tour, record and leads his music formations: JACEK KOCHAN & Co, musiConspiracy, N.A.K

Martin Fischer

Eric West

Eric West is a Canadian Jazz musician based out of Toronto. He is active as a sideman as well as leader of his own band The Eric West Group, which released their debut recording The Eric West Group EP (Dec 2019)

Dave Pope

Born: June 1, 1963

Dave Pope is an Atlanta based multi-instrumentalist performing on drums, guitar and bass guitar. Dave grew up in a musical family with parents, Ann Almond Pope and David Pope Sr., both virtuoso classical pianists, and teachers. His brother Pete is a pianist who performs in the Austin TX area and his brother Mike has had an extensive career as a touring bassist, pianist, producer, composer and most recently as Associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music.

Dave began his music career in the Toledo OH area at the age of 14 playing in garage bands and subbing for college jazz musicians who were double booked for gigs. With the instruction and mentoring from local musicians such as drummer Bob Breithaupt, bassist Jeff Halsey, guitarist Chris Buzzelli, and multi-instrumentalist Gene Parker, Dave began performing with some of the best musicians in the region. Among those musicians were pianists, Larry Fuller, Mark Kieswetter and Ron Oswanski; guitarist Dan Faehnle and trumpeter Jimmy Cook, to name only a few. During his Toledo days, Dave had a brief stint in Chicago in the late 80’s where he studied with drummers Joel Spencer and Paul Wertico and performed with guitarist Akio Sasajima. After returning to Toledo, Dave embarked on several projects as a bandleader, some of which included his brother Mike and a group featuring trumpeter Randy Brecker.

Christian Zünd

Born: June 16, 1983

Christian Zünd was born into a very musical family and so became involved in music at a very young age. His brother bought a drum set when Christian was just about four years old and that was when he first tried making some music of his own.The first small step of his music career had been taken. At the age of eight, he then started taking proper music lessons at the local music school and soon he was able to go even further and use what he had learned in the town band. The creation of his own punk band ''PEA'' followed soon after. At this point of time he was only 15 but already very determined to get a start in the music business

Chad Popple

Slip Mahoney

Born: August

Originally a self taught drummer, been playing for over 35 years. I did take lessons from Philly Jazz drummer Jim Miller from Reverie as well as Freddy Kahn who was Rockabilly Hall of Famer Charlie Gracie's drummer. I recorded in the early 90s with rock band Miles Road and later played to large crowds in the Irish Rock band The Mahon's opening up for Blackthorn and other great Irish & traditional acts. I have filled in as the drummer for Loaded and The Blue Devil Orkestra. I have been playing Jazz the last several years and have been with mostly trio's & quartets.

Claude Cozens

Born: February 27, 1989

Born on 27 February 1989, Cozens is fast establishing himself as one of South Africa’s most respected and sought-after drummers on the Jazz scene. He is also a talented pianist and composer. Cozens started playing drums at the age of thirteen. He became a regular musician at the local Church where he played, bass drums and the piano. Cozens exploration into the world of Jazz and improvised music started at the age of fourteen when he entered Muizenberg High School where he studied under Fred Kuit, head of the Music Department. Cozens is currently completing his Postgraduate Diploma at the South African College of Music at the University of Cape Town