Results for "percussion"

Jack West

Born: October 20, 1968

A prolific musician, composer and bandleader, Jack West is a singular guitarist with an immediately recognizable sound. His early career saw the release six albums that received widespread critical acclaim, and included steady performances at leading festivals and venues including SXSW, Atlanta Jazz Festival, High Sierra Music Festival, and The Freight in Berkeley. In parallel with his music career, West is also an inventor and has patented various new musical instruments and solar technologies, pursuits that have born impressive fruit. Jack has recently ramped up his musical output with multiple projects, including two new albums and supporting tour dates in early 2026.

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Paul Gunn

Active since: 2018

Paul Gunn (piano/vocalist) trained at Atelier Gaulier-Pagneux in Paris and made his living as a mime, gymnast and actor, appearing in television, film and theatre for twenty five years. He performed many shows with Glyndebourne Opera where he was mentored by the music staff and encouraged to follow his self-taught musical ideas.
He has played at Ealing Jazz Festival, Marlborough International Jazz Festival, Rye International Jazz Festival, 1901 Arts Club London, The Pheasantry, The Forum, Kino St. Leonard's, The Stables Theatre Hastings, Twinwood Festival and Equinox Festival. His multi-style compositions combine Baroque, Latin, Classical and Jazz influences

Stefanos Athinaios

Born: May 24

Stefanos Athinaios is a Greek-born world percussionist, composer, and educator based in Boston, Massachusetts. With over 15 years of professional experience, he specializes in Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean percussion, blending diverse cultural traditions with electronic and drumset elements into innovative multi-percussion setups that span ethnic, jazz fusion, and world music.

A Berklee College of Music graduate, Stefanos has performed at festivals, jazz clubs, and with orchestras worldwide, and has contributed to over 200 recordings for artists, film, and television. His musical education has been enriched through studies with renowned musicians and masterclasses with leading artists, including Jamey Haddad, Simon Shaheen, Tigran Hamasyan, Ara Dinkjian, Dave DiCenso, and John Patitucci.

Mason Handa

Born: June 25, 1999

Juan Manuel Romero Silvera

Born: November 26, 1974

Juan Romero embodies the role of musical cultural bridge: blending Latin and Afro-Uruguayan rhythmic heritage with the Scandinavian and global music scenes through both performance and education.

Collaborations & Projects

Juan Romero is actively involved with a range of ensembles:

• Juan Romeros Manuella Orkester, Fire Orchestra, Syrsan, Cosmic Ear, El Siri B.B y La Perrera and others.

Notable recordings include work with Sara Parkman (Vesper, 2019; Eros Agape Filia, 2023), Fire Orchestra (Echoes, 2023), and Cosmic Ear (Traces, 2025)

Present & Community Involvement

Adam Shead

Born: January, 1993

Adam Shead is an accomplished percussionist, composer, improviser, and performance curator based in Chicago. He frequently performs with the Stein/Smith/Shead trio, microplastique, and Cellular Chaos, and is a sought-after percussionist in the Chicago jazz and improvised music scene. For nearly a decade, Shead has curated performances at notable Chicago art galleries such as Slate Arts & Performance and Comfort Station, where he helps promote both emerging and established artists, enriching the local cultural landscape.

Shead has collaborated with prominent figures such as Marilyn Crispell, Roscoe Mitchell, Jason Stein, Damon Smith, John Dikeman, Angel Bat Dawid, Mary Oliver, and Molly Jones, amongst others. He has released music through various record labels, including Amalgam, Ears & Eyes, Scripts, Balance Point Acoustics, Shifting Paradigm, and Irritable Mystic. Shead is the founder and composer of the Adiaphora Orchestra, microplastique, and Adam Shead Quintet and works regularly as a sideman in such groups as Ben Zucker’s Fifth Season, the Jake Wark Quartet, and Undisclosed Sims. From 2018 to 2020 Shead curated and hosted the impro jam, a bi-weekly multi-disciplinary free improvisation jam session, at Slate Arts and Performance - from 2021 to 2022 the impro jam took place at Cafe Mustache.

Alex Pertout

Lee Noyes

Born: January 14, 1977

Lee Noyes is a Sweden-based experimental musician and improviser known for his innovative approach to percussion, strings and electroacoustic sound. Blending minimalism with noise and extended techniques, his work spans solo performances, collaborations, and interdisciplinary projects. Noyes' practice is rooted in free improvisation and often challenges conventional musical structures, making him a distinctive voice in the global avant-garde and improvised music scenes.

Benita Haastrup