Results for "Drums"

Pete James-Johnson

Born: July 26, 1987

Central Minnesota native Pete Johnson has built his skills as a musician playing professionally around the greater Midwest primarily in Chicago and Minneapolis. With a B.A. in music from Minnesota State University Moorhead, Pete has used his education and experience to become an accomplished performer, arranger, and teacher in the world of Jazz and Popular music. Oh yeah, and you might see him playing electric bass on occasion as well. His performance, touring, and recording credits include: the Dan Phillips Group, Simon Rowe Trio, George Maurer Jazz Group, Tim Seisser, Debbie Duncan, Pippi Ardennia, the Allen Carter Big Band, Spencer McGillicutty, Collective Unconscious, Agent Biscuit, Andrew Walesch, and more. For more information visit: http://www.petejohnsonmusic.com

Aviv Cohen

Born: 1983

Born in Israel in 1983, drummer and composer Aviv Cohen started playing music at the age of fourteen. In 1999, he enrolled in the Jerusalem's School of Arts. After graduating in 2001, he continued to grow at the prestigious School of Arts of Rimon, studying in the jazz department. Cohen moved from Jerusalem to New York City in 2005 and quickly established himself as a much-in-demand artist through his formidable technique, deep groove, and strong sense of individuality. Cohen has become a favorite among musicians and fans alike, bringing a unique approach to his instrument, strongly rooted in jazz, electronica, groove, and with a decidedly international, multi-ethnic dimension

Jacob Armen

Born: February 22, 1982

Jacob Armen is a true child prodigy drummer. Born in 1982, this drummer was playing like a pro at the ripe old age of 18 months. By the age of 6, he was playing with a full jazz ensemble. He was on tv many times between the ages of 7 and 10 years old, some of these video clips are available online. This prodigy drummer was trained in jazz by his father who would place a radio in his baby crib and he would listen to jazz drummers each day until he was able to play as well. By the age of 7, he was performing with 4 drumsticks, a double bass pedal, and full kit. Some of the most renowned musical product lines sponsor Mr

Dan Monaghan

Mansfield, PA, native Dan Monaghan is one of the busiest drummers in the Philadelphia area. After studying classical percussion for eight years he went on to earn a Bachelors of Music in jazz studies from Temple University. Since then he has performed with some of the top names in jazz, including Eric Alexander, Peter Bernstein, Uri Caine, and Randy Brecker. In addition, he has recorded with Dick Oatts, Garry Dial, Joe Magnarelli, Jimmy Bruno, Elio Villafranca, Joanna Pascale, John Vanore & Abstract Truth, Larry McKenna, Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord, Norman David, Tom Tallitsch, Mike Kennedy, and many others. 

Kevin Shea

Born: 1973

Kevin Shea (born 1973 in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, Minnesota) is a jazz drummer. He is most well known for playing in the New York City improv and experimental music scenes. He attended Berklee College of Music.

Marcello Pellitteri

Born: May 16, 1960

Award-winning drummer Marcello Pellitteri is an educator, composer, arranger and producer.

His latest CD, "Aquarius Woman," received a rare 4&1/2 stars review from Downbeat.

His previous CD, “Acceptance,” has been considered “emotionally shattering… one of the year’s most strikingly beautiful releases” (Jazz Corner) and got a 5-star rating by All About Jazz and Amazon.

Pellitteri graduated Cum Laude at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston and then received a Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies with Distinction in Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music. He studied drums with Alan Dawson, Bob Moses and Bob Kaufman. He studied composition with Jeronimas Kačinskas and Herb Pomeroy.

Aage Tangaard

AAGE TANGGAARD Born 1957. Studied with a.o. Ed Thigpen and Michael Carvin. Played from mid-seventies and onward with numerous danish groups and visiting American soloists. From late seventies very active free-lance musician in radio-TV- and recording studios, but also as a member of The Danish Radiojazzgroup, Ernie Wilkins Almost Big Band, Thomas Clausen Trio with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Palle Mikkelborg’s Entrance, Svend Asmussen Quartet, Arne Domnerus groups and NDR Big Band in Hamburg. Has toured all over Europe and extensively in Japan as a member of Duke Jordan Trio. As one of the more prominent danish drummers, Tanggaard has played with a.o

Ambrose Pottie

Ambrose Pottie, originally from Spryfield, Nova Scotia is a Torontobased musician and graphic designer. He studied design and photography at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Primarily a self taught musician, he has recorded and/or performed with Bob Becker, Anne Bourne, Chris Brown, Eugene Chadbourne,Crash Vegas, Andrew Cyrille, Fred Frith, Bill Grove, Guy Klucevsek,Evan Lurie, Polka Dogs, Tom Walsh, Richard Sacks,Eric Schenckman, Andrew Staniland, and Bob Wiseman. The highlight of his musical career was playing a metal ashtray with Allan Toussaint on a live rendition of "Working in a Coal Mine". Ambrose is currently working with guitarist Neil Clark and bassist Alisdair Jones as Sleepers

Oyvind Skarbo

Born: April 9, 1982

Fidel Morales

Born: October 20, 1961

Fidel Morales is a Cuban Drummer, General Percussionist, Composer, Arranger, Musical Director and Author.Morales began his formal music education at the age of 12, having previously studied music reading and theory with the great Cuban clarinetist Amado Valdés. He graduated in 1981 from the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory, at Havana, Cuba, with a degree as instrumentalist and percussion professor. Drummer and Percussionist: As a drummer, he has played with musicians such as Danilo Pérez, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Giovanni Hidalgo, Nicolás Reynoso, Eddie Gómez, John Faddis, Mark Kramer, Mike Orta, Gary Campbell, Gary Keller, Luis “Perico” Ortiz, Eddie “Guagua” Rivera, Carlos Garnett, Charlie Sepúlveda, and the Hologram Quartet, among others