CORNELL PARK, KINGSTON, NEW YORK, USA (Rain Date September 20th)
THE JACK DEJOHNETTE TRIO
Jack DeJohnette
Jack DeJohnette (born August 9, 1942) is one of the greatest jazz musicians of our time. He first became known as a member of Charles Lloyd’s band, a group that pianist Keith Jarrett was a part of at that time. He played with Bill Evans in 1968 on the acclaimed Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival and from 1969 to 1972 played with Miles Davis (Bitches Brew). In February, 2009, DeJohnette received the Grammy Award for the Best New Age Album, “Peace Time”. DeJohnette successfully incorporates elements of free jazz while maintaining the deep groove of an R&B drummer. His exceptional experience of time and style, combined with astounding improvisational ingenuity, make him one of the most highly regarded and in-demand musicians. For the Drum Boogie Festival, Jack has invited David Sancious on keyboards and Roberto Quintero on Congas and Timbales to perform with him.
David Sancious
David’s first exposure to the music industry came as an original member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band. Performing on keyboards and guitars, and as composer and producer, David has recorded and toured with a wide variety of some of the most notable talent in the music industry including: Bruce Springsteen: Keyboards, Peter Gabriel: Keyboards, Sting: Keyboards/Guitar, Eric Clapton: Keyboards/Guitar, Jeff Beck: Keyboards, Santana: Keyboards/Guitar and Yousou Ndour: Keyboards/Guitar/Producer
www.davidsancious.com
Roberto Quintero
Roberto Quintero was born in Caracas, Venezuela, where he was surrounded by Afro-Venezuelan and Afro-Cuban rhythm and music. He comes from a long line of outstanding musicians which includes his uncle Carlos Nene Quintero and cousin Luisito Quintero. Besides being known for his skillful conga playing, Roberto also plays bongos, drum set, djembe, timbales and a wide variety of assorted percussion instruments. He has worked with great musicians from around the world, including Dave Samuels, Dave Weckel, Gato Barbieri, Eddie Palmieri, Jack DeJohnette, Marc Anthony and Celia Cruz.
JERRY MAROTTA, ROCK DRUMMING
Jerry Marotta
Jerry Marotta (born February 6, 1956) is one of the most versatile drummers on the scene. Jerry was a member the band Orleans (75-82), Peter Gabriel’s band (77-86), Hall and Oates (79-81), the Indigo Girls (91-99) and the Tony Levin Band (95 – present). He played drums on Stevie Nicks’ and Michael Campbell’s song “Whole Lotta Trouble” for the 1989 album “The Other Side of the Mirror”. In addition to his work as a sought after studio and stage drummer, he is a renowned singer, composer and record producer. Jerry has invited bassist Tony Levin to join him on the festival.
Tony Levin
Tony Levin’s early training was heading towards the world of classical music, having graduated from the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester where he was also one of the bassists in the Philharmonic. His encounter at Eastman with classmate Steve Gadd introduced him to a fresh look at Jazz and Rock. Tony’s discography is a mile long, having recorded and toured with the best groups and players around. Musical collaborations with Herbie Mann, Chuck Mangione, Mary Travers, Gary Burton, Peter Frampton, King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, and Paul Simon are only a few of the legendary performers with whom he has toured.
www.tonylevin.com
Jesse Gress
Jesse Gress tours and records with Todd Rundgren and the Grammy®-nominated Tony Levin Band. A respected performer, music educator, and former music editor of Guitar Player, Jesse has hundreds of transcription folios and magazine articles to his credit, as well as several acclaimed reference books,including The Guitar Cookbook. He currently creates content for Guitar Player and Line 6's GuitarPort.
http://www.jessegress.com
Pete Levin
In a diverse music career spanning several decades, keyboardist/arranger Pete Levin has performed and recorded with hundreds of Jazz and Pop artists - including Paul Simon, Annie Lennox, Miles Davis, David Sanborn, Lenny White, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Robbie Robertson and John Scofield - receiving critical accolades for his work during a 15 year association with the legendary Gil Evans, and his 8 year stint with jazz icon Jimmy Giuffre.
http://www.petelevin.com
LIAM TEAGUE, STEELPAN
Liam Teague has distinguished himself as the recipient of many awards in his homeland Trinidad and Tobago, including championships for his ability of the Steelpan, Violin and Recorder. In addition to being the Co-winner of the National Steelband Festival Solo Championship of Trinidad and Tobago, Teague won the Saint Louis Symphony Volunteers Association Young Artiste Competition in 1998. Mr. Teague’s commitment to demonstrating the great musical possibilities of the Steelpan has taken him to Europe, Asia, North and Central America, Australia, and the Caribbean. Some of these performances include opening for the MC Hammer tour of Trinidad and Tobago, stints at the St.Lucia, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago Jazz Festivals and appearances at the Cool Drummings Percussion Festival in Toronto, Canada. He has collaborated with several prominent musicians including: Paquito D’Rivera, Zakir Hussain, Warren Bernhardt, Paul Winter, Evelyn Glennie and Nexus.
THE SILVER CLOUD SINGERS, NATIVE AMERICAN SINGING, DANCING & DRUMMING
The Silver Cloud Singers are an intertribal Native American singing & dance troupe weaving the traditional with the contemporary of Native song & dance. Silver Cloud was founded in 1991 and takes its name in tribute of Josephine Mofsie Tarrant, the mother of founding members Kevin Tarrant and Michael Tarrant, and current members Donald Tarrant and Judy Tarrant Fields. They have appeared at numerous Pow-Wows across the United States including the Denver March Pow-Wow, The Gathering of Nations Pow-Wow, and the Canadian Aboriginal Festival held in the Sky Dome in Toronto.
The Pow-Wow Drum is considered the heartbeat of the Indian nation. It is also felt to carry the heartbeat of Mother Earth, and thus calls the spirits and nations together. Forming a circle, the players strike the drum in unison with covered mallets. They blend their voices with the beating of the Drum to create the song. It is said that the drum was brought to the Indian people by a woman, and therefore there is a woman spirit that resides inside the drum. As with many things in the Indian culture, the drum is used to bring balance and rejuvenation to a person through their participation in dancing, singing or listening to the heartbeat.
EVRY MANN & THE PERCUSSION ORCHESTRA OF KINGSTON (POOK), KIDS
The Center for Creative Education was established in 1989 in Kingston, New York. The mission of the Center for Creative Education is to create a better world by nurturing and empowering youth and community through the arts. In 2005, CCE opened a performing arts training center in midtown Kingston. This new complex has a 1300 square foot dance studio, a percussion studio, homework and tutoring center, and a computer music lab that is being developed in collaboration with the Kingston School District’s Department of Fine Arts and Enrichment. CCE has worked closely with the Kingston School District for a decade and runs three successful arts education programs in Kingston including the Percussion Orchestra of Kingston (POOK), The Energy Hip Hop Dance Company, and the arts component of the TOPS after school program at George Washington and J.F. Kennedy Elementary Schools. The Center for Creative Education is led by founder, and full-time Executive Director Evry Mann and Artistic/Program Director Bryant Andrew
s. Mr. Mann has 30 years of experience in arts education and is a professional musician. Mr. Andrews is a dancer/choreographer with extensive experience in social services.
www.cce-kingston.org/oldhome.htm
GIRI MEKAR, BALINESE GAMELAN ORCHESTRA
Gamelan is the name given to the traditional orchestras and ensembles of Java and Bali, which are made up primarily of percussion instruments. Giri Mekar was formed by Woodstock Chimes founder, Garry Kvistad, in 1988 and has been part of Bard College's program in Balinese music and dance since 1998 when the instruments were loaned to Bard College. The ensemble has performed at Dartmouth College, the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock and the Bardavon Opera House in Poughkeepsie, and, along with the college group Chandra Kanchana, performs twice a year at Bard College. The ensembles play a set of beautiful gamelan gong kebyar instruments crafted from jackfruit wood, bamboo, and bronze by Pande Gabeleran, a gongsmith from Blahbatuh, Gianyar, Bali. Giri Mekar will be led by master musician/drummer Nyoman Saptanyana of Bali who leads the Indonesian Embassy's gamelan program in New York City.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giri_mekar/
NEXUS, CONTEMPORARY PERCUSSION
Nexus has been dubbed “…the high Priests of the Percussion World” by the New York Times. The first, entirely improvised NEXUS concert in 1971 marked the formation of a group that would touch and entertain people of all levels of musical learning, in all genres of percussion music. Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger and Garry Kvistad are virtuosos alone, and bring elements of their knowledge and character to a distinct and powerful whole. They stand out in the contemporary music scene for the innovation and diversity of their programs, their impressive history of collaborations and commissions, their revival of 1920’s novelty ragtime xylophone music, and their influential improvisatory ideas.
They have enjoyed participating at international music festivals such as the Adelaide, Holland, Budapest Spring, Singapore Arts, Tanglewood, Ravinia, and Blossom Music Festivals, as well as the BBC Proms in London, Music Today and Music Joy festivals in Tokyo, and many World Drum Festivals. NEXUS was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 1999, just before celebrating their 30th anniversary season.
Especially renowned for their improvisational skills, NEXUS was called upon to create the musical score for the National Film Board’s “Inside Time”, which won the 2008 Yorkton Golden Sheaf award for best social/political documentary & the 2008 Robert Brooks award for cinematography. NEXUS also created the chilling score for the Academy Award-winning feature-length documentary “The Man Who Skied Down Everest”. NEXUS’ list of high-profile collaborations includes Steve Reich, the Kronos Quartet, the Canadian Brass, and clarinetist Richard Stoltzman.
The 2010-2011 concert season will mark their 40th year. Tasa Kvistad and Rob Pissano will make their NEXUS singing debut at the festival performing Pete Seeger's 1961 song "My Dirty Stream".
www.nexuspercussion.com
Tasa & Rob, Guest Performers/NEXUS
Tasa & Rob use their unique style of acoustic rhythms with soulful harmonies in combination with influences of many of the great singer/songwriters of several generations. Tasa's Uncle, Rick Kvistad (Garry's Brother) wrote the arrangement of Pete Seeger's 1961 "My Dirty Stream" about the Hudson River that Tasa & Rob will play with NEXUS members at the festival.
THE NOT-SO-TRADITIONAL
AMERICAN RUDIMENTAL DRUMMERS
Nick Attanasio, Therese Cuccia and Dominick Cuccia are recognized as the leading exponents of innovative rudimental drumming. Performing from Boston to Austin and beyond, The Not So Traditional American Rudimental Drummers can also be seen throughout the northeast as the American Colonials Fife & Drum Trio, marching with the Civil War Troopers from Cornwall, New York and are featured performers on the DVD of the historic, Drummers Heritage Concert.
Eighty-six year old Nick Attanasio, bass drummer, former member of the Sons of Liberty Ancient Fife and Drum Corps is the most decorated rudimental bass drummer in the history of percussive competition. He continues to have a profound influence on the direction of the entire marching percussion world. Therese Cuccia, fife player and drummer, is a former member of the Spirit of America fife & drum corps from Epcot Center at Walt Disney World. She is a Northeastern Snare Drumming Champion and has appeared on stage at the Percussive Arts Society’s International Convention four times. Dominick Cuccia, a highly sought-after teacher, performer and corps leader, was a member of the famous Hellcats at West Point as well as group leader of Walt Disney Worlds Founders of Freedom. He is the author of The Beat of a Different Drummer.
