Scheduled to Appear:

(updated regularly!)

Ward Todd, Master of Ceremonies

THE JACK DEJOHNETTE QUARTET
jazz
Jack DeJohnette
David Sancious
Luisito Quintero
Yusnier Sanches

NEXUS
contemporary
Bob Becker
Russell Hartenberger
Bill Cahn
Garry Kvistad
special guest: Stacey Bowers

LIAM TEAGUE
steelpan

POOK
(the Percussion Orchestra of Kingston) and
Energy Dance Company
directed by Evry Mann and Bryant "Drew" Andrews.

THE JERRY MAROTTA BAND
rock

Jerry Marotta
Pete Levin
Charlie Kniceley
Sid McGinnis
Nicole Hart
special guests: NEXUS, Liam Teague, Orlando Hernandez, Tasa Kvistad, Rob Pisano

NATIVE AMERICAN SINGERS & DRUMMERS
Dennis Yerry
Matoaka
Powhatan

XYLOPHOLKS
Ragtime Band and East Indian Drumming
Jonathan Singer
Carmen Staaf
Steven Whipple
Rich Stein

NYU STEEL BAND
with
Liam Teague
NYU Percussion ensemble Director Jonathan Haas
NYU Steel Band Director Josh Quillen (So Percussion)

HIP PICKLES
Spectacular Rudimental Drumming


MANDARA
African imbued jazz percussion ensemble

Valerie Naranjo
Barry Olsen
Essiet Okun Essiet
Vince Cherico
Robert Levin

ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
emerging young tap dancer


THE NOT-SO-TRADITIONAL AMERICAN RUDIMENTAL DRUMMERS
Nick Attanasio
Therese Cuccia
Dominick Cuccia

LARGE DRUM CIRCLE
led by Chet Doboe to benefit Cancer Treatment and partnered with drumStrong.org

Welcome!

We are happy to announce the 2011 Drum Boogie Festival – a free multi-cultural arts and educational event, celebrating the diverse styles of world percussion to benefit cancer research.

Two years ago, we put together a very special free musical event in Kingston which drew several thousand people. World-class musicians performed diverse styles of percussion music and dance.

We are presenting this one day event again this fall on September 17th (rain date 18th) from 9:30 AM to 8 PM in beautiful Cornell Park in the historic Rondout district of Kingston, NY – overlooking the Hudson River.

The lineup of performers reads like a who’s who of stars within their styles of Jazz, Rock, Classical, Rudimental, Steel Pan and African. This year’s festival will offer an exciting morning drum circle to benefit cancer treatment in the Hudson Valley and for Family of Woodstock, a local advocacy organization for people in need.

Jazz, Rock, African, Ragtime, Indian, Contemporary, Native American, Steel Pan, Kids, American Rudimental, Dance – and MORE.