Results for "Drums"

Geoff Clapp

Born: November 11, 1970

Geoff Clapp has been performing, touring and recording as a drummer since the age of 12. He grew up playing in the church and still loves to play and grow as an artist. With a very unique and wide palette of musical styles, Geoff is equally comfortable laying down a groove with a Sunday morning worship team as he is on stage with his jazz contemporaries. "A truly gifted artist!" - Wynton Marsalis Voted Best Jazz Drummer by New Orleans Magazine, 2008 Geoff Clapp Featured in New Orleans Magazine Geoff is proudly endorsed by: Bosphorus Cymbals Gretsch Drums Vic Firth Mono Cases AXIS Percussion Geoff has performed, toured and recorded with: Peter Martin, Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis Trio/Quartet, Jason Marsalis Quartet (Jason on Vibes), Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Nicholas Payton, Mark Turner, Kermit Ruffins, Charlie Hunter Trio/Quintet, Christian McBride, Reuben Rogers, Robert Glasper, Dianne Reeves, Benny Green, Eric Reed Quintet, Victor Atkins Trio, Ron Blake, Jeremy Davenport Quartet, Wycliffe Gordon, Victor Goines, Germaine Bazzle, Harold Battiste, Alvin Battiste, Alvin Red Tyler, Jim Singleton, Dr

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Snorre Kirk

Born: June 22, 1981

After skyrocketing onto the European Jazz Scene as a sideman with some of the finest names on the Scandinavian jazz scene today, as well as working with prominent international names such as Diane Schuur, Eric Reed and Stephen Riley, recent years have seen inter-scandinavian drummer Snorre Kirk come into his own as a full-fledged artist and composer in his own right.

On Blues Modernism, the hugely successful 2012 debut outing from Snorre Kirk, that was subsequently awarded with the prestigious JazzSpecial Award in Denmark for "Album of the Year", as well as receiving two nominations in the Danish Music Awards, the drummer got an opportunity to showcase his remarkable qualities as a composer and as a bandleader as well. Featuring a stellar cast of contemporary Scandinavian jazz greats, this mellow and soulful album proved to be the downright antithesis to the often dreaded drummer-as-bandleader format, and showed Snorre Kirk to be not only an accomplished drummer, but a highly original composer and artist as well, and was received well by the critics, with recurrent references being made to both Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus. From sultry ballads to down home grooves, to church music and beyond, and all heavily drenched in the comforting sound and familiar warmth of the blues, this is indeed a modern album for modern times.

Steve Slater

Born: February 4, 1978

Steve Slater is a professional drummer, musician and music instructor. Steve is a member of 4 successful local bands, Farewell Typewriter and Trip Device, the jazz trio aptly named Park Street Trio, and recently the surf punk band Aloha Screwdriver. He is the go-to drummer for the Ebay corporate cover band, Twisted Lister. In addition to playing regularly and collaborating on a variety of unique projects, he is the Founder and Lead Instructor at School of Drums in Fremont, California. In 2008, Steve signed an endorsement deal with MRP Drums and now plays his own custom kit. Steve's music education began in high school when he performed in every school ensemble and formed his own bands with peers

Buddy Williams

Born: December 17, 1952

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Damion Reid

Damion Reid hailing from West Covina, California a city east of Los Angeles. He is the son of well-respected bassist and astute operatic singer and teacher. By the age of three, Damion was already playing in church. It was around the age of twelve that Damion began being mentored by the world-renowned drummer Billy Higgins. During these formative years Billy's spirit for life and music was deeply seeded in Damion's fertile mind. Seeing Damion's ability to grasp the music both, analytically and conceptually it wasn't long before Billy invited him to be a part of his drum collective. As he began to mature musically he found himself frequenting Billy's club “The World Stage,” learning and playing with the likes of Billy Childs, George Bohanon and Oscar Brashear

Bill E. Peterson

Born in St. Louis, MO, drummer Bill E. Peterson spent his formative years in Naples, Florida, where inspiration to become a professional musician took root. Forgoing a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music, in Boston, Peterson opted to pursue a liberal arts education and play Division I soccer at Furman University, in Greenville, SC. With 3 years of education completed, highlighted by a Southern Conference Soccer Championship and a performance with the South Carolina All-College Jazz Ensemble, he transferred to the University of South Florida in Tampa to complete his undergraduate degree

Ko Omura

Born: August 29, 1981

Drummer/Composer Ko Omura graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2006. Upon graduation, he relocated himself to Tokyo Japan and has been performing actively both, domestically and internationally. His performing and recording credits include, {{m: Mike Nock = 9895}}, Dale Barlow, Red Holloway, {{m: Barney McAll = 17554}}, Jackson Harrison, {{m: Tim Armacost = 3476}}, Yoshio Suzuiki, Yoshikaki Masuo, Mamoru Ishida, and Koichi Sato. He aspires to search for a deep personal voice in the idiom of improvised music.