Bass drummer great Nick Attanasio and his wife Gerry lost their youngest son Nick J. who unexpectedly died on Saturday, September 24th. He had recently passed the bar exam and would have turned 49 years old in a few weeks. Nick will celebrate his 89th birthday soon. Our condolences and heart felt love go to Nick and Gerry and the …
Or, in this case, learn to read music if you’re going to tattoo musical notation to someone’s arm - permanently!
Recently, I had the unique experience of meeting a young guy working on a construction crew who had a giant tattoo wrapping around his arm from his wrist to his elbow. He was in his twenties and enjoyed the adornments of …
l to r: Bob Becker, Nick Attansio, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad, Bill Cahn
Drum Boogie Festival 2011
I have just finished participating in an amazing four day percussion institute at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, right across the state line from St. Louis. According to the SIUE website, the campus is “situated on 2,660 acres of beautiful, forested woodland atop the bluffs overlooking the natural beauty …
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I am happy to announce the Southern Illinois University Percussion Institute to be held in Edwardsville from June 13 - 16. I will be joining Daniel R. Smithiger (SIUE Faculty, Percussion), Miles Vandiver (SIUE Jazz Faculty, Drumset), Jason Long (Coordinator of Percussion, Webb City High School) and Eric Sooy (Black Swamp …
I recently visited the famous eco-park lagoon at Xel-Ha on the Mayan Riviera between Playa del Carmen and Tulum in Mexico. This is an amazing sanctuary of sea and land creatures and a fun place to spend a day. For a reasonable entrance fee, you can swim with giant tropical fish …
I was treated to a great surprise recently while on a trip to North Carolina. It seems there is an extraordinary boy named Nolan from Chapel Hill that is in love with Woodstock Chimes. He visits our website daily (www.chimes.com) and has gotten to know our product line better than most people! The managers …
Roll Magazine which covers art, music, theater, cinema, lifestyles and events throughout New York’s Hudson Valley region, has an article about little ole me in this month’s (December 2010) issue. What’s cool about the online version are the video tours of my music studio …
Google has come out with a new cell phone called the NEXUS S. Maybe they need a ringtone from NEXUS, the percussion group. How about John Cages’s 4′ 33″ or Steve Reich’s Complete Drumming (that would give you an hour to answer your phone)?
This phone, the Nexus S, bears little resemblance to Google’s first effort at a …
I am planning to present the second Drum Boogie Festival on September 17th (rain date 18th), 2011 in Kingston New York. NEXUS will be featured along with other world class percussionists and groups. I will update the event announcement as the information comes in, so check the festival website for up to date news: www.drumboogiefestival.com
NEXUS members have been performing in Woodstock New York for the past 20 years to benefit the original arts group founded in 1903 called the Byrdcliffe Arts Colony. This annual concert, sponsored by the Woodstock Chimes Fund is called the Woodstock Beat. Last summer it brought NEXUS, So Percussion and Steve Reich …
What do Ling Lun, Antonio Stradivari, Robert Moog, Harry Partch and Pat Metheny have in common? They have all built musical instruments that have had a profound influence on the music which followed.
Pat Metheny’s music and his playing style is unique, complex and masterful. Yet, it is accessible, fun and beautiful. …
Each year, the Acoustical Society of America presents its prestigious Gold Medal to one of its members, and I am pleased to announce that this year’s recipient is my good friend and former Physics Professor, Dr. Thomas Rossing.
Here’s a short description of the two presentations I gave at Stanford on February 4 and 5. Garry
