MD Fest and drumteacher.com - calendar listings

check out events page DRUMTEACHER.com for a list of drummers performing in the area,
feel free to send submissions for listings to info@drumteacher.com :
mission: connect all drummers and where youll be playing!

This Sat is the MD Festival in Montclair NJ, well be in good company as we ride up with Swiss Chris, Victor Rendon, sabian crew and Sway an up & coming drummerman, etc...

Gene Krupa - Smithsonian

Gene Krupa: a Drummer with Star Power
Rising to fame with the Benny Goodman band, Gene Krupa was the first superstar drummer and led the way for percussionists to take center stage

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Gene-Krupa-a-Drummer-with-Star-Power.html#ixzz1G7yzumGa

Ornette Coleman played 24hrs on wkcr today

Ornette Coleman's bday today. he turns 81 march 9th, and sunnyside's own “Bix” Beiderbecke bday is on march 10th, wkcr online is pumpin out the hits today: http://bit.ly/fKvPTs

ModernDrummer Festival 2011: the cat is out of the bag..

ticket info:

http://moderndrummerfestival.net/site/
featuring Horacio Hernandez
(well, no one minds "el negro" again!

North Indian Grooves: Snehasish Mozumder

Snehasish, a North India mandolin master.
The Snehasish Mozumder & Som album is now avail on itunes :
you can download the album titled "jazz & north indian styles" on itunes or purchase a copy at cdbaby.com or bestbuy.com.
~ random chance records / liftoff

itunes link
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jazz-and-north-indian-styles/id398046209

www.randomchancerecords.com

PAS Weekend of Percussion Strikes Back ! : KaBooom NY

Andrew Beall (PAS NY) writes
Dear Friends,
The time to gather in New York City and watch the best drummers and percussionists in the WORLD has come yet again!
Thanks to our 29 sponsors, it's entirely FREE to the public...save the date!
Of note: We still have spots open for the Snare Drum Competition (Friday, February 11th, 7-10pm, no age limit), if you're interested.
@NYU, new york city

Bruford Back: Bringing Bill's Big Book?

Dates for the Bruford Sessions and Book Launch:
Wednesday December 1st: 7.00 pm Guitar Center Manhattan, 25 W. 14th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011. Call 212-463-7500. First come first served.

Thursday December 2nd : 7.00 pm. Drummers Collective, 541 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10011. Call (212) 741-0091 X100 to reserve a ticket or show up on the day. info@thecollective.edu

Friday December 3rd: 3.00 pm. Miller Recital Hall,Manhattan School of Music, 601 West 122nd Street, NYC, NY (at Broadway and 122nd Street - main entrance on 122nd Street). Call (917) 493-4428. First come first served. www.msmnyc.edu

Monday December 6th: UArts, Philadelphia, PA. Private event – students only.

Tuesday December 7th: 7.00 pm. Drumshop, 878, S.Cooper St, Memphis, TN 38104. Call (901) 692 7911. Tickets available in store and online at http://www.memphisdrumshop.com/bruford

Wednesday December 8th: 7.00 pm. Borders Bookstore, 650 Mall Blvd., King of Prussia, PA 19406. Call 610.337.9009. Free public admission. http://www.borders.com/online/store/StoreDetailView_487

Bill will deliver a 90 minute audio-visual talk loosely entitled "The Creative Musician in a Commercial World", based around his recent autobiography.

The talk will draw on plenty of archive footage* from Bill’s 41-year career. Books will be available for purchase and signing on December 1st, 7th, and 8th. There will be no hands-on drumming.