Results for "Drums"

George A. Johnson Jr.

Born: January 6, 1953

Musical Abilities: Well versed in all types of music including jazz, standards, and various types of ethnic music. Have successfully led several bands. Instrument:: Drums and vocals (lead) Piano Composer Some Albums/CDs: Karma/Charles Ear Loveland/Lonnie Listen Smith Until Sunrise/Ed Wiley re-released 1996 Aroma/Abdullah Abraham released 1995 In Remembrance/Ed Wiley released 1995 George A Johnson, Jr. CDs: Turquoise Ocean released 1997 / All Star Tribute 2006 Education: Doctorate of Arts with Distinction in Music Education. Experience: 1971-1974 Performed with Grover Washington, Jr

Duck Scott

Born: June 8, 1953

Born in Philadelphia. Son of jazz organist Shirley Scott.Has performed nationally and internationally with various well known artists such as Brother Jack Mc Duff,Richard "groove"Holmes,Jimmy Smith,Arthur Prysock,"Wild"Bill Davis,Charles Earland,and. of course Shirley Scott to name a few. He performed over seas and recorded on the "Organic Music"label with the U.S.Organ Trio spearheaded by Michael Arlt. Guitarist extrordinaire.But by no means should you stereotype him as an organ drummer exclusively.He has also performed the Mellon jazz festival with The Johnny Coles Quintet and Chicagos Grant Park jazz festival.Big Band performances with LionelHampton , Illinois Jaquet

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Anders Thorén

Born: September 15, 1981

Anders Thorén works as a freelance drummer, producer and composer, and is currently based in Oslo, Norway. His main focus lies on freelance drumming; recording sessions and live gigs, but he is also teaches privately in Oslo, and internationally via Skype. His drumming style is broad, but with a focus on jazz and groove based music. "Anders Thorén is a fresh voice in music, whose drumming represents a new take on the fine-tuned esthetic of Nordic jazz, that swings and honors the "ECM sound" that has become such a vital part of today´s improvised music. I recommend that you listen to him." - Peter Erskine "To play with Anders Thorén is great fun! He is a very warm and open person, which is reflected in his playing

Jonne Taavitsainen

Born: October 10, 1988

Finnish born drummer and composer Jonne Taavitsainen (1988) is one of the rising talents in jazz. Taavitsainen, who plays in a unique and strong way, is a part of internationally successful band called Lithium. He also is the leader of Jonne Taavitsainen Threedom. http://www.jonnetaavitsainen.com/?page_id=121&lang=en https://www.lithiumofficial.com/

Dom Palombi

Born: February 4, 1994

Dom Palombi, Professional Drummer, Composer/Arranger, Educator, and Streamer, has been thriving on the musical journey for 20+ years. After finishing a Bachelor's Degree of Jazz Performance at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ (2012-2016), Dom has been fortunate to perform, educate, and explore a multitude of opportunities as a full-time freelance musician. During his time at Rutgers, Dom studied with legendary jazz drummers Victor Lewis and Robby Ameen. Since graduating, Dom is an active Dance Accompanist for the Mason Gross Dance Department (2017-Current). He’s also accompanied dance classes for Drew University. Dom has also been working with Jazz at Princeton University (2021-Current) filling in/performing with some of their student ensembles as a guest.

Andres Fonseca

Born: February 22, 1985

Andres Fonseca Alfonso, born in Bogota, Colombia has been playing music since he was 8 years old. He started with piano lessons and soon after fell in love with percussion instruments, particularly Drumset. After studying in different schools and private music lessons, Andres went on to study professionally in the music program at Universidad Sergio Arboleda, where he studied jazz & latin jazz drumset performance, as well as Colombian percussion, composition and arranging. In 2009, Andres was accepted at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. Ever since his arrival, he dove into scene, playing and leading different projects

David Peck

Born: December 2, 1955

David Peck is Co-Founder, Producer, Composer, and Instrumentalist of Black Forest Ensemble. Over the years has performed many roles as Keyboardist, Drummer, Percussionist, Guitarist, and Sound Engineer including, Mastering and Editing on over 150 Albums for many Grammy Winning Artists. Such as Jeff Young (Megadeth) Denny Diante, Jerry Cole, Tommy Morgan, Sid Sharp, and more. In addition he assisted in transferring the entire Laurendo Almeida(Guitar) and Vahdah (Wolcott) Bickford (Guitar) Vinyl Record collections to digital which were bequeath to California State University Northridge Music Department / International Guitar Studies. Early in his career Studied Composition, Harmony, Counterpoint, Drums , Percussion, and Piano independently and at CSUN, California Institute for The Arts

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Stephen A. Maxwell

Born: December 16, 1985

Steve Maxwell Jr. grew up in the Chicago Suburb Wheaton Illinois. His first instrument was piano; he started playing drums by age 13. He has an eclectic back round, and believes that having skills in many different fields helps to give you a unique perspective and insight into all activities. He was fortunate enough to enjoy an extensive education in music and loves to perform in many different genres. Drum set is his main instrument, but many other percussion instruments such as vibraphone are often played. Composition has also been a major focus for Stephen. Career wise, for about 4 years after college Stephen was involved in the food industry, working his way up from washing dishes to running a small company