Results for "Drums"

Scott Laningham

Born: October 20, 1959

Scott began working professionally during high school in the late 1970's, performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1978, and has been a popular drummer in the Austin, Texas music scene for 35 years. Today Scott is a core member of souljazz quintet Church on Monday, led by saxophonist Elias Haslanger every Monday night for four years running at the Continental Gallery in Austin, Texas. (Most recent group CD "Elias Haslanger: Live at The Gallery" received 4.5 stars in Downbeat Magazine. Scott is a regular with trumpeter Ephraim Owens, rock singer/songwriter Alejandro Escovedo, and The Trio SMC with guitarist Mitch Watkins and bassist Chris Maresh

Peter Gregory

Born: April 18

My name is Peter Gregory and I am the owner of Gregory Tech Drum Center, a state- of-the-art drum teaching and recording studio in Lower Makefield Township. I offer private drum instruction on professional drum sets. I bring over forty-five years’ experience playing and recording in many different styles, and have been teaching for over thirty of those years. I am well-versed in contemporary and traditional styles of music, and have performed with various jazz, rock, R&B and fusion bands. I help my students explore the possibilities of the drum kit, encouraging experimentation while emphasizing the use of proper technique. I trained at The Berklee College of Music in Boston before moving to New York City in 1985

Bryan Carter

Born: July 11, 1990

With a confidence reflecting an instrumental and compositional maturity that both belie his age and announce the arrival of a remarkable talent, Bryan Carter exudes what promises a highly successful career. Shortly after completing his training at The Juilliard School in New York City and still at the very outset of his career, Carter has already played and/or recorded with many notable artists including Clark Terry, McCoy Tyner, Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, Kenny Barron, Michael Feinstein and Kurt Elling. Carter attended The Juilliard School as a Jazz Studies major and studied with Carl Allen and Kenny Washington

David W. Hansen

Born: 1963

David W. Hansen A New Orleans drummer and entrepreneur who performs worldwide, maintains a heavy performance schedule in New Orleans and operates a music booking agency for Louisiana artists. David has travelled, toured and performed with Jimmy LaRocca's Original Dixieland Jazz Band®, Tim Laughlin, his own Garden District Band and the New Orleans Spice® - Brass and Jazz Band. David is from British Columbia, Canada and had the honor to attend and receive music degrees from Malaspina College (1984 Associate Diploma in Music)[now Vancouver Island University] in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada and the University of North Texas (1990 Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies, Performance, Percussion Emphasis) in Denton, TX. Mr

Joe Falcey

Joe Falcey, a N.J. native, has been performing music in the U.S. and internationally for the last 20 years. He holds a degree in Music from Kean University where he studied performance, composition, and music education. He has also studied privately under master drummers Dave McGraw, Tony DeNicola (Harry James) Joe Morello (Dave Brubeck) and Ari Hoenig (Kenny Werner, Joe Lovano & Mike Stern). He has maintained busy performance schedule as both a leader and a sideman, along with a full time teaching schedule previously as half owner of Smith’s Music Studios. Currently Joe continues to instruct on both drum set and piano at his residence in New Jersey. He held the drum chair in the original project, Ocean Exposition (OE) which toured the east coast extensively from 2000-2004

Kevin Raczka

Born: October 30, 1978

Kevin Raczka was born on October 30th, 1978 in Buffalo NY into a musical family. Playing the Clarinet for years before concentrating on drums, Kevin found inspiration listening to the music of Michael Jackson, Earth Wind and Fire, Mozart, Saint-Saens, Public Enemy, Run DMC, The Jungle Brothers, and Fela Kuti. Moving downstate to attend SUNY Purchase college in 1999, Kevin continued to cultivate his craft while studying with musical masters including John Riley, Richie Morales and Kim Plainfield. Since then, he has performed and recorded with a multitude of musicians In NYC and has toured throughout the US, Canada, Africa, Europe, and South America. He has recently been providing the pulse and gritty drumming for Valerie June, with appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Austin City Limits 40th Anniversary, and VH1's Morning Buzz

Evan Woodle

Born: December 1, 1989

Drummer Evan Woodle has established himself as one of the Northwest’s preeminent creative musicians; his inimitably bombastic style and energetic performances behind the drum set have captivated audiences worldwide. Evan got his start in the internationally acclaimed Roosevelt High School jazz program in Seattle before going on to earn a Jazz Studies degree from the University of Washington.
Evan has performed and toured all over North America and Europe, playing everything from house shows to esteemed competitions and festivals.

In addition to functioning as a driving force behind several bands (including Heatwarmer, Karl Blau, Rae, and Hunter Gather), Evan maintains a private drum studio, works with local jazz institution Origin Arts, and is one of the co-founders and current organizers of the Racer Sessions, a bimonthly free-improvisation series and a forum for cutting-edge composers and performers. Other recent affiliated projects include Mali Obomsawin, I Am What I Am (led by Wayne Horvitz and featuring the music of John Zorn's Masada), and Figurine (with Cornish faculty member Ray Larsen and Seattle bass legend Jeff Johnson).

Mauricio de Souza

Born: November 11, 1979

Born in Brasília, Brazil, Maurício de Souza is a professional jazz drummer who easily performs in both traditional jazz and Brazilian jazz styles. De Souza was a pupil of world renowned jazz drummer Joe Morello. Coming from a musical family, de Souza began playing drums at age eleven. His early interest in complex music led him to explore numerous styles ranging from progressive rock, to classical music, to jazz. Since 2004, de Souza has directed/performed with his own groups: Maurício de Souza Group (Straight Ahead Jazz) and Bossa Brasil® (Brazilian Jazz). As a band leader, he has released four albums to date: ˝Here

Marcus Rieck

Vince Taglieri

Born: February 25, 1956

Freelance drummer around town with various groups and fortunate enough to play with such fine musicians. Studied drums with Mars Scarrazzo, Joe Harris and Alan Dawson.