Results for "Drums"

Kurt Bowermaster

Born: November 13, 1961

I first played drums for money at age 14 for a local dinner theater pit orchestra. I've since performed thousands of gigs of all types including: pit orchestras, big band/swing, modern jazz, rock, blues, Klezmer, and my favorite - Traditional two-beat and four-beat Dixieland jazz. I have led my own dixieland bands since 1982 (my Party Gras Dixieland Band has been performing more than 100 times a year since 1998) and I also lead The Downtowners, a nine-piece swing band. I have played with many of the best musicians currently playing the jazz festival circuit. From 1996 to 1999 I produced The Greater Des Moines Good Times Jazz Festival and am currently producing the Good Times Jazz Concerts Series which features the best available traditional and dixieland bands currently touring. For more information on the Good Times Jazz Concerts Series, contact me at (515) 251-7602

Kevin Michaels

Kevin has performed with: The Beach Boys, Kieran White of Steamhammer, played and with Ron Shumake, Stan Behrens, Henry Vestine, Skip Taylor who were members of Canned Heat in 1979 along with friend Jimmy Roberts.

Kevin has done Concerts like the "Summer of Love Revival" Concerts held in San Francisco in 1987
Kevin has also played on the same stage with It's a Beautiful Day, John Sebastian of the Lovin Spoonful, Fraternity of Man and Strawberry Alarm Clock , Country Joe, Maria Maldaur, plus Max Gail and Friends, Brewer and Shipley, Joe Houston, Mickey Champion and many other exciting Artists such as Ice Breaker, Michael Stevens, Curtis Gray and the Blues II Blues Band, Under the Wheel (a spanish rock band), Kerry Doolin, Jimmy Roberts, Gerald Ishibashi & Stonebridge, Guitar Shorty, The Darlings, Champagne Velvet (Country), Alley Gators (Blues Rock), The Martins (K.K

Ken Hyder

Born: June 29, 1946

KEN HYDER, drums, percussion, voice, has been playing and composing music for over 40 years. In that time he’s produced over thirty albums of original material. He began playing jazz in his native Scotland before moving south to London where he studied under John Stevens " himself a renowned workshop leader and innovator. Hyder formed Talisker and went on to make six albums with this pioneering and proto-type Celtic jazz group. In the 1970s he began moving away from jazz and into collaborations with musicians from different musical backgrounds including Irish, South African and South American players

Jorn Okbo

Born: August 29, 1947

I began playing on fathers drumkit in 1959. Got my first set at 14 played dancehalls, restaurants, jazzclubs. Own band "SwingStreet" a piano, bass and drums unit plus guest artists. Now at the age of 58 playes mostly private gigs (pays the most) in and around my home town Aarhus. And a few concerts in jazzclubs in my native Denmark. I love to play for a live audience,entertain people and laugh. Much in demand for society gigs. Hello to everybody.

Jonathan Mele

Born: December 31, 1969

Jonathan Mele is a New York City based drummer/percussionist. After graduating in 1995 from UMass Amherst with Bachelors and Masters degrees in Jazz performance and composition/arranging, Jon took to the road with the musical "the Who's Tommy," playing large theaters across the U.S. and Brazil. After moving to New York City in 1996, Jon has performed with many well- known artists including: Steve Swallow, Carla Bley, Sheila Jordan, Ronan Guilfoyle, Hugh Buckley, Richie Buckley, and Adam Kolker. He played drums on the Van Morrison 2005 Universal/Exile records release "Magic Time." In addition, Jonathan has been writing for and performing with Nicholas Leichter Dance, while also working with other dance companies, including: NYU, Long Island University, Paul Taylor Dance, and Mark Morris. He plays drums with U.S

John Hollenbeck

Born: June 19, 1968

John Hollenbeck's versatility as a percussionist and composer is revealed in a body of work that challenges countless boundaries. Performances with Fred Hersh, Kenny Wheeler and Bob Brookmeyer have showcased Hollenbeck's melodic and sensitive small-group jazz drumming. His unique approach to big band work is evident as a member of Bob Brookmeyer's New Art Orchestra, the BMI Orchestra, Jim McNeely's Tentet and as a frequent guest with the Village Vanguard Orchestra. He has performed and recorded with the WDR Big Band and the Maritime Jazz Orchestra with soloists John Taylor, Kenny Wheeler and Norma Winstone

John Nasshan Jr.

Born: December 7, 1955

I am a mainstream/traditional jazz drummer with experience than covers everything from the Hammond B-3 Duo and Acoustic Piano Trio, to Big Bands and Pops Orchestras. I have performed with Don Menza, Richie Cole, Lanny Morgan, Don Rader, Gary Burton, Scott Hamilton, Doug MacDonald, Jodie Christian, Rufus Reid, Joe Williams, Jack Jones, Buddy Greco, Jo Bell, Kitty Margolis, Judy Roberts, and Laura Taylor to name a few. I have recorded with Buddy Greco, Joe Williams, Doug MacDonald, Jo Bell, and Lanny Morgan, as well as Movie, TV and Industrial dates in studios in Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. I have a trio called the "John Nasshan Trio", am a 25yr

John Bishop

Born: April 5, 1959

“One can hear many influences in Bishop’s playing, including more than a touch of Elvin, but he is clearly an original voice…” - Percussive Notes As a drummer, educator, record label owner, graphic designer, publisher, and festival presenter, John Bishop has been one of the primary voices in Northwest Jazz for 40 years. He has performed in concerts and clubs with Lee Konitz, Slide Hampton, Benny Golson, George Cables, Bobby McFerrin, Jack Sheldon, Bobby Hutcherson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sonny Fortune, Herb Ellis, Buddy DeFranco, Jerry Bergonzi, Carla Bley, Ernestine Anderson, Larry Coryell, and countless others

Joe Corsello

Born: November 11

Joe attended Berklee College Of Music studying with Drummer Alan Dawson. After Berklee Joe remained in Boston playing with a Quartet led by Saxophonist Sam Rivers. Joe entered the U.S. Army and played with the 1st US Army band in Staten Island N.Y. Fellow members included trumpeter's Lew Soloff, Don Hahn, pianists Mike Garson, Tom Salsbury and Drummer Dan D'Imperial. Upon completion of the service Joe remained in the New York Area playing with various Jazz musicians including, Zoot Simms, John Bunch, Gene Bertoncini, Barry Miles, Jack Wilkins, Don Elliott, Sal Salvadore, Marian McPartland, Benny Goodman, Joe Venuti, Red Norvo, Milt Hinton, Peggy Lee and Tony Bennett.

Jim Miller

Born: June 13, 1954

I've been involved in the professional music business since 1970, but incredibly, still enjoy playing the drums anyway. I consider it very fortunate that my Indianapolis grade school had a full band program and indoor plumbing as well. At age 12 the "music nun" yanked me from piano lessons to play drums in the orchestra because no one else had exhibited any natural proclivity toward becoming the scapegoat in the school's traditional losses at district band contests. Falling in love with the drums immediately, I demonstrated my interest and gratitude by ripping off drumsticks from the school, using them at home to break the heads on a pair of Emenee bongos.

In order to protect the windowsills and tabletops, a drumset was soon provided and in no time, I was auditioning for my first band ("Do you know the beat to 'Wipe Out'?" "Yeah." "OK, you're in.")