On Thursday 14Th of December 2000, I was fortunate enough to perform with some of the greatest musicians in the World, at the White House, benefiting the Special Olympics, hosted by President Bill Clinton & First Lady Hillary Clinton! (Not to mention jamming at the VP's house with his wife Tipper on conga's with Timpani mallets on the 13/14Th!)

The show "A Very Special Christmas" will be aired on Tuesday the 19Th of December on TNT, at 8pm Eastern time, for those of you in the USA with cable! And features in order of appearance... Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Stevie Nicks, Jon Bon Jovi, Wyclef Jean, B. B. King with John Popper, Macy Gray, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Wonder & Kimberly Brewer, Stevie & Wyclef, Darlene Love & cast finale! I cannot fully express how thrilled I was to be there.

However, if you are in NYC on that day, tape the show and come on down to Dan-o's annual "Toys For Tots" show at "Downtime" located at 251 west 30Th St. doors at 7pm, admission $10 & an unwrapped toy for a Boy or Girl, to be distributed later by the Marine Corps Elves!

God Bless, Happy Holidays...

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Martin Cohen

This update includes:

Check out the latest photos of Ricardo Lemvo's Maquina Loca performance at Nells on December 6, 2000. http://www.congahead.com/new/lemvo.html

Check out the latest photos of John Patitucci's performance at Sweet Basil in New York City on December 3, 2000. http://www.congahead.com/new/patitucci.html

With sadness we inform you that Pete 'El Conde' Rodriguez, a great musician and salsa singer who performed with such greats as Larry Harlow and Alberto Santiago, dies at the age of 65. http://www.congahead.com/new/pete.html

With sadness we inform you that Johnny Rodriguez, Sr., percussionist who worked with such musicians as Virgilio Marti and Vitin Gonzalez, dies at the age of 75. http://www.congahead.com/new/johnny.html

With sadness we inform you that Carl Oscar Foster, bongo player and fellow ConEd employee of Eddie Montalvo, dies at the age of 51. http://www.congahead.com/new/carl.html

Stay informed with our exciting NEW Calendar. Birthdays, Up-to-the-minute events, anniversaries. http://www.congahead.com/new/calendar.html

Until the next update,

http://www.congahead.com

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Tom Teasley

Tom and Word Beat partner Charles Williams will be performing in Ebfendorf Germany this December. They will be presenting two festive holiday concerts in this picturesque little town near Stuttgart

Tom is currently an Artist-in-residence at the Kreeger Museum of Art in Washington, DC in 2000. He and visual artist Michael Platt collaborate to present a series of concerts in Washington DC public schools.

Tom and Word Beat partner Charles Williams had a busy summer of concerts and clinic performances including several in Virginia, a week long workshop for Dayton Ohio's "Muse Machine" and performances in Colorado.

This fall finds them touring several Penn State campuses, presenting a concert and workshop at the Southern Ohio Arts Museum and in preparation for new CD and video projects. February 2001 finds Word Beat very busy with tours throughout Virginia.

Tom will be filming two videos with producer/partner Steve Wright of the Wright Hand Drum Co. in January 2001. Tom also plans to spend some time in the recording studio as well. Recording a short promotional CD for endorser Mountain Rythym allowed Tom to do some experimenting in the new recording studio at the Levine School of Music. Engineer Steve Antosca and Tom are excited about the prospect of more recording in the new state of the art facility.

The documentary film about making of "DC Citypiece" is currently in production. Tom served as percussion consultant/composer and soloist for this millennium project that was performed by the National Symphony in June 2000. "DC Citypiece", commissioned by the Kreeger Museum and created by composer Robert Kapilow showcases elements of go-go and exotic percussion, including frame drums and shakers.

Tom has been named Percussion Chair at the Levine School of Music in Washington DC. This newly created position will enable Tom promote percussion on a higher level. New courses, workshops and a Percussion Festival are planned for 2001. Levine will also offer a professional certificate program for students preparing for a career in music.

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Sam Rodriguez

I know! I know! its been way too long! So many wonderful things have been going on that's kept me off line! Now finally I've gotten a moment to let you know the latest about what's going on. In the last few month we sold our house in Illinois.. and blew into Florida.. where it's 70 degree year around, but cool down to 40 at night time, but I can live with that.. Austin, Aaron & Charlotte are adjusting well.. Although they miss the snow. ( I can't understand that..) I've been busy around town getting to know the new music community and flying around playing Latin Percussion with Aretha Franklin.. I hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving.. there so much to be grateful for..

My web page is under construction, you can view it at www.samrodriguezmusic.com. There is also some great music out there that I'm playing on, that would make great Christmas gift.. Godzone (jazz-fusion), Green/Choby (urban folk), Elizabeth De Jesus (spanish gospel), Hello Dave (rock).. & I promise to keep you up to date..

P.S. I recently saw El Negro At The Jacksonville Jazz Fest, he sounded great & it was fun hanging w/ him back stage & eating jerk chicken..

Take Care, Sam R

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Steve Smith

Hello,

I want to thank those of you who have already come out to see us on our current US tour. The audiences have been fantastic. The Mars Music Clinic/Performances have been well attended and interesting. The club dates have been smoking and the turn outs very good. The dates at the Bottom Line with The Dave Weckl Band were a lot of fun. At the IMAC theater on Long Island we had a total sell out, which was very exciting. The response was overwhelming!! We also enjoyed getting to see and hear another band while on tour. The Dave Weckl Band has been on tour for a while now and they were tight and playing some incredible music. Dave and the guys were all playing great!

Notice we've added two new dates to the tour, Columbus and Cleveland, OH.

We still have another two weeks of touring left for this current run. We are now working on a West Coast tour in Jan/Feb and Europe in late April/May.

for more info go to: www.vitalinformation.com

In December I'll be recording a new Tone Center project called Count's Rock Band. This was the name of a group Steve Marcus (the tenor sax player with Buddy Rich for 12 years and the tenor player on Buddy's Buddies) had in 1967-69. They were one of the very first jazz/rock groups, predating Miles' Bitches Brew and the Tony Williams Lifetime. The guitarist in the group then was jazz/rock pioneer Larry Coryell and he'll be on this new recording also. In addition to me playing drums Kai Eckhardt (from Vital Info '88 and John McLaughlin and Trilok Gurtu's bands) will be playing bass. This promises to be an interesting and creative project.

See you on the road, Steve, Tom, Baron and Frank.

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Sue Hadjopoulos

Hi Pam,

Hope all is well!

Just wanted you to know you can hear my percussion on the new Joe Jackson CD, Night and Day II, which was released last month. I will be on percussion for the Night and Day II Tour which begins Nov. 30 in West Palm Beach. Check out Joe's web page at www.joejackson.com for tour dates.

Hope to see you soon!

Best,
Sue Hadjopoulos

Visit the home page of Sue Hadjopoulos at: http://www.geocities.com/osuesana/index.html

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Gregg Gerson

Hey All,

Well, as expected, this Fall has been another busy season for me. With recording sessions here in the city (NYC) and local gigs in the surrounding area, I haven't had much time to update my current news as much as I'd like to...

I just got back from Woodstock, NY where I did a show at the Joyous Lake venue... Let me give you a little history about the Joyous Lake... The Joyous Lake is a very well known venue in Woodstock where many great artists have played through out the years... Anyway, I played there on Halloween night and had a blast!!!

I did a show with Phil Hemley's "Dhama Bums" which was a collective of players from "The Band" and other great session players from the New York area and upstate. Mean while, while up there, I had the opportunity to meet up with the great, "David Sancious" who was the original keyboard player in Bruce Springsteen's "E Street Band"... David has gone on to play with greats like Stanley Clarke, Jack Bruce, Bryan Ferry and many others... Anyway, he told me he was getting ready to start pre-production for the next leg of Eric Clapton's tour coming January...

Well, as it turns out, Phil and David are very good friends and have done some recording together. Phil asked me if I'd work/play on a track they started on... And of course, I said yes!!! I'm definitely looking forward to that!!!

If any new stuff comes up, be sure I'll post it up right here!!!

It's all good!!!

As always, I'll do my best to get back to all your e-mail's as quickly as possible.

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Steve Smith

Greetings!

I'm on my way to the first gig of the Vital Information East Coast/Mid West US Tour. I want to pass on the final tour dates. There have been a few changes since my last email. We've added some gigs and changed dates in some of the cities, so double check this list if your are planning to come to one of our performances.

We rehearsed last weekend and the music feels great. We're re-arranging some of the tunes and developing some new concepts on others, so we're having a ball with the music. I also have a new Sonor kit I'm bring out on the tour which helps to give me a new and fresh approach to the tunes.

After the tour, in December, I'll be recording a new Tone Center project called Count's Rock Band. This was the name of a group Steve Marcus (the tenor sax player with Buddy Rich for 12 years and the tenor player on Buddy's Buddies) had in 1967-69. They were one of the very first jazz/rock groups, predating Miles' Bitches Brew and the Tony Williams Lifetime. The guitarist in the group then was jazz/rock pioneer Larry Coryell and he'll be on this new recording also. In addition to me playing drums, Kai Eckhardt (from Vital Info '87/'88 and John McLaughlin and Trilok Gurtu's bands) will be playing bass. This promises to be an interesting and creative project.

Here are the dates (see Upcoming Shows & Clinics) , complete with the Mars Music Press Release.. Hope to see you soon, Steve

Press Release RE: Mars Music

Vital information will be appearing at five different Mars Music Stores. - Orlando, FL, Atlanta, GA, Richmond, VA, Catonsville, MD, Somerville, MA (see Upcoming Shows & Clinics for details)

The Mars Music gigs are free admission. They are sponsored by Zildjian, Sonor, Korg, Shure Mics, Vic Firth, DW pedals and Remo.

Tom Coster (keys) and Steve Smith (drums) will start off with short clinics demonstrating the gear they are using. There will then be a Q &A period where the attending audience can ask them musical questions. The other Vital Information band members, Baron Browne (bass) and Frank Gambale (guitar) will join Tom and Steve and they will play a full 1 hr+ concert.

The band will be playing music from their new Intuition Music release: Live Around The World and from their 2001 release Show 'Em Where You Live. The group will hang out afterwards for a "meet and greet." They will also have copies of their new CD for sale as well as their various solo projects.

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Steve Luongo

Hi Pam,

I was paging though one of my many drum mags and saw your smiling face. I thought I should drop by and say hello. The site is great and I am glad to see you are getting enough press so that an old basher like me can read about it. I am still playing with John Entwistle (new CD release last month... www.johnentwistle.com) and currently doing dates with Leslie West (Mountain) and The Joe Lynn Turner band while John is touring with The Who. Things are good here and I can see things are good for you too...

I am glad to see you have a strong presence on the web. If there is anything I can do please let me know.

Recent recordings:

Left for Live - The John Entwistle Band / J-Bird Records 1999
Drums & percussion / Vocals /Co-Producer

Music From Van-Pires-The John Entwistle Band / Pulsar Records 2000
Drums & percussion / Vocals / Co-Producer

As Phat As It Gets-Leslie West / Viceroy Records 2000
Drums

Web Sites:

www.johnentwistle.com
www.bitsatalent.com

Recent projects include:

A new solo CD titled Avant Guard Dog
Writing music for a new John Entwistle Band CD to be recorded next year.
Executive producer / co-writer for the upcoming Rockumentary "Entwistle-An Ox's Tail" A documentary style video on the life of rock & roll legend John Entwistle.

All My Best,
Steve Luongo

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Winston Grennan

Reggae Drummer Winston Grennan Needs Cancer Treatment

The reggae great Winston Grennan was diagnosed earlier this year with metastatic lung cancer, which spread to bones in his spine. He has been the picture of health his whole life until now. He is the drummer on so many classic reggae, rock steady, and even ska albums, including The Harder They Come (every track), and on countless other tracks from early Bob Marley, Toots and the Maytals, The Paragons, Jimmy Cliff and literally hundreds of reggae albums and hits, from all the great reggae artists of the 60's and 70's. He also played with and for many other artists including Eric Gale, Paul Simon (Mother and Child Reunion), Garland Jeffries, Kid Creole and the Coconuts and many world class jazz and R&B artists in sessions in NY. Winston is an originator of the one drop, and the drummer responsible for slowing down the rock steady beat to the beat that made reggae as we know it. Like many originators of music, unfortunately, Winston never made the kind of money that a singer/writer or producer would make off his music. Backing musicians, though they often help to complete a song, are paid a flat fee, with no royalties. Hundreds of records that Winston played on 30 or 35 years ago are still being rereleased and selling well today.

"Anyone who really knows reggae will readily acknowledge the massive and pioneering contributions that Winston has made to the development of Jamaican music. It is by no means an exaggeration to say that his work has significantly affected musicians in many idioms and countries, and that without him, the current face of world music, though recognizable, would be different. If musical concepts and creativity could be copyrighted, Winston Grennan would be an extremely wealthy man and there would be no need for this benefit, and if fame were commensurate with talent and achievement, his condition would be front page news. I have shared many bandstands with Winston over the past fifteen years, and count the experiences as some of the greatest highlights of my career."
Andy Bassford

"He is need of help from the community he has so immensely enriched with not only his music but also his spirit. Treatment can keep Mr. "G" in our musical midst for a long time but it is extremely costly . We need to rally the troops and come to the aid of one of our own."
Coati Mundi

A promising treatment to restore Winston's health, and control or possibly rid him of the cancer is available at the Biopulse Clinic in Mexico. With a cost of 50 to 60 thousand dollars (not covered by insurance), Winston needs our help.

For those who would like to contribute, a medical fund has been established at the Nantucket Bank and donations may be sent to: Winston Grennan Medical Fund, P.O. Box 3094, Nantucket, MA 02584.

For further information email sharonjewel@hotmail.com, or call 508-325-4705 and leave a message. Donations can also be sent directly to Nantucket Bank, Nantucket, MA 02554 (make checks to: Winston Grennan Medical Fund)

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Richie "Gajate" Garcia

HI Pam and Horacio,

Thanks for your news letter. It's good to hear what all the guys are up to. I just got back from doing a 3 date John Denver tribute concerts. I played drums and Michito Sanchez, percussion. WE had a ball. We ended up sharing both chairs. We backed up many of the writers of John's hits and also backed up Amy Grant and Vince Gil. Michito and I were doing our latino cowboy thing. :) Also I was recently in Germany at the Bavarian Music Academy. I saw a letter from Steve Smith so I know you are aware of this trip. It was a very inspirational time musically and friendship wise.

Locally I have been playing all kinds of gigs. Salsa, Latin Jazz and sessions here and there.

Next month I will be in Montreal also. From there to So. America for some clinics. Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. Last and not least my new book will be out on the Warner label "Play Congas Now". It will be released at the PAS.

Anyway, hope all is well.
God Bless
Richie

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Peter Erskine

Peter Erskine here... Here's some big news about a new album by The Don Grolnick Group titled "The London Concert."

Don's final tour as a jazz musician and leader took place in England in 1995... the band members were Michael Brecker on tenor sax, Randy Brecker on trumpet and flugelhorn, Marty Ehrlich on alto sax and bass clarinet, Robin Eubanks on trombone, Peter Washington on bass, Don Alias on congas and myself on drums. The BBC recorded our concert in London at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Fuzzy Music has licensed the recording of this incredible concert and it will be available in stores on November 14.

GO HERE! http://fuzzymusic.com/product/grolnick/index.html

We are offering advance sales to folks on our mailing list. The retail price *will* be $15; you can get it now for only $13. Proceeds from each CD sale will go directly towards lymphoma research in Don's memory and name.

This is a limited-time-only sort of deal (until the "street" date of November 14). You'll get to hear an hour's worth of great jazz, and you'll be contributing to 2 worthy causes: perpetuating the legacy of Don Grolnick's music, and helping to find a cure for cancer.

Thank you!

Peter Erskine, Fuzzy Music
fuzzymusic.com

P.S. I'm certain that most of you knew Don from his work with the bands Dreams, Brecker Brothers, Steely Dan and Steps; or you're aware of Dons' having been the producer of Michael Brecker and John Scofield; or from his tenure as musical director for James Taylor; or from his compositions (which include "Pools" and "Nothing Personal"). All of us who knew Don remember him as being one of the warmest human beings possible, and he was a superb musician: pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader. THIS IS A GREAT CD.

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Walfredo Reyes, Jr

I just wanted to let everyone know what's being going on in my musical life lately since so many people have been asking. After a three month rocking tour, playing drums for Johnny Hallyday in France, Belgium, Switzerland & Canada. I am back in the U.S. It was a great tour & a unique, fantastic experience, & there is a video of the show from the Eiffel Tower (1 million + in the audience!!) & one from the concert at Olympia Theatre coming out soon on video, DVD, & CD. Check September's issue of Batteur Magazine!! Yours truly on the cover.

Steve Winwood's live concert at Shepperds Bush, London, should be coming out this year & it is awesome! Look for it on SteveWinwood.com. We played Steve's songs from Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith, to Steve's solo CD's. I had a great time.

I just finished working some TV & promotional shows with no.1 Gospel singer Bebe Winans on percussion, promoting his new single "Coming Home". It's high on the charts!

This monday Oct.9th I will be playing percussion with Grammy award winner singer Cristina Aguilera on the Jay Leno Show. We will be performing her new spanish single "Contigo en la Distancia" (wich means " With you at a Distance"). Stay up if you can!!

I have also been busy recording drums, percussion, writing & coproducing at John Seda's studio in Tampa for a multicultural project called Perco Loco. This project is made up of an all star band including (but not limited to) Giovanni Hidalgo (percussion), Millie Puente (the great Tito Puente's niece, vocals), Franky J of Funkadelic, Cynthia Rose & Jerry Martini of Sly & the Family Stone & many other artists from Japan, Puerto Rico & the Tampa area. We have been cooking some mean grooves while eating Puertorican cuisine. Mofongo, Pasteles, Coquito, I better stop!!

I am also working on my crazy worldmusic mucho locobeats "Wallyworld" project that has taken me a long time to finish, due to interruptions by something called "making a living", but it's coming! The tribal side of me!

I will keep you informed soon of many cool projects as they develop, like a new band i am joining in November with bassist of Violent Femmes, Jordanian percussionist Hani Naser, & eclectic psychedelic banjoist Trishka. A posible Rock Festival in Cuba on Nov.13th thru the 20th with Alanis Morisette & many others, new dates with Johnny Hallyday & The Heineken Nightlife, in Rotterdam, with many international performers. (At last year's Heineken Nigthlife I got to drum for Toni Braxton, Elvis Costello, K's Choice & many other artists, & boy was I hot! I had the flu & 100 degree fever!!!!

That's all folks!! I hope this update answers the question"Where's Wally". Hasta luego, Chiao, Sayonara, Au revoir

Peace & Love to all,
Wally

www.walfredoreyesjr.com

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Jerome Deupree

Hello to Pam and Horacio,

I just wanted to say hello, and let you know what I'm up to. On the 24th of Sept. I took part in the 2nd Mark Sandman Memorial Concert. It was a great day, with lots of music. I played w/ Orchestra Morphine along with Billy Conway. The weather held up this year, and we had a great crowd. The City of Cambridge dedicated the intersection of Mass. Ave. and Brookline St. Mark Sandman Square. It was great to play for the hometown crowd. Over the last few months the band has really grown and yet we hadn't played in town. I'm glad folks got to see us. Special guests included Willie 'Loco' Alexander and Peter Wolf, who tore it up on "Cure for Pain". It's been a great year despite Marks passing, and I hope the band continues to play.

I'm headed for Austria in November playing some gigs w/ Joe Morris. I'll be back in time for PASIC, hope to see you both there!!

Thanks, take care, play well and I hope to see/ hear from you soon.
Jerome Deupree

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John Favicchia

The new CD by John Favicchia featuring John Favicchia-drums, Harvie Swartz-bass, Steve Khan-guitar, Dean Brown-guitar, Chieli Minucci-guitar, David Mann-sax, Jeff Haynes-percussion, Phillip Halmilton-vocals, Carl Fischer-trumpet, Matt Cardin-guitar, Tim Regusis-keys, Christian Geith-keys, Mario Cazeneuve-keys, Mark Gatz-sax, Ed Loene-trombone

Once again I had a very busy month with recording, gigs, drum students and getting my studio ready for mixing. The last few weeks have had some killer sessions. I recently had a session with the great guitarist Steve Khan . Steve played on a track called Pyramid. He brought the track to a whole new level with his amazing soloing as well as his signature electric guitar swells .I also have been working with Dean Brown on a tune he wrote for the CD called the "Gauntlet". I feel this is going to be a real highlight. Jerry Brooks came in a tracked his part on Deans tune and brought the tune to new heights! The good news is I should be done with the tracking/recording parts of the CD by the end of 2nd week of September. Then I will start to mix.

Some other cool news is I got called for a two-week tour of Europe in January 2001 as well as a few weeks in May 2001 with bass player Gerhard Graml.

Click here to check out the CD information page. This is a page that has all the info regarding the songs and players.

Also check out some new photos in my photo gallery...

Thanks for taking the time to stay updated. Please write me back with your news!

John
http://members.aol.com/drummrfav

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Tre Balfour

To all of my family, new friends, old friends, and who ever gets hold of this. Yesterday.......... 9/27/2k @ 12:30pm, Our earth was graced w/ the birth of my son. Adam Rene' Balfour. 7pounds 8oz.19 in.

Ahh..............Life.....a Beautiful thing......

:)
3'

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Dave Abbruzzese

I did three gigs in Seattle with the APES... They were a blast. Sept 14, 15, 16 at The Rainbow, The Loft party, The Crocodile. Also, the APES were back with me in my studio. Working/tracking songs for the next record. The new record OUT DEMONS, will be available soon!!!

Also did two weeks with my favorite Apes in July / August... I had almost forgotten how much I enjoy playing live music, but as I sit here with my swollen hands and a head full of new memories to smile at, I know that it is time to get back to that traveling world of craziness. The tour started at The Hurricane in Kansas City, MO. I had no idea what I was going to do, and I know that the Apes wondered about it, too. After participating in my first sound check in over 5 years, I knew it’d be all right. The band is tight and disciplined, yet there is so much room for musical expression. I emptied my ego and just reacted to the music and it was perfect. I couldn’t have asked for a better group of Apes to return to the stage with. The family vibe coupled with the honesty of each individual in the band, both musically and personally, was a true release for me. Over the course of the tour, we became a hell of a force. At times, I just wanted to sit and listen! Ah yes... ...music. I didn’t want the tour to end. It has been quite sometime since I was back in the world of driving, sweating, bleeding, loading, unloading, not sleeping.... ....I remembered it being more of a drag! I will be playing shows with these guys as often as I can... It is a must. If they come around to you, don’t miss it. Thanks to all of you that came out and said hello. It was good to see you all again.”

...just finished Producing and Mixing an album for "HairyApesBMX" from Austin, Texas. The Album is tenatively titled 'Insane Dreams'.

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Joey Heredia

...been so busy over here! I've been preparing with Kevin Ricard. We are going to Austria (a big festival with Weckl, Virgil Donati, etc). And I play every Tuesday at La Ve Lee Jazz Club... I'm playing now with my new group, a 5 piece...

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Tommy Igoe

Hey Pam!

Hope all is well, greetings from Norway! Damn it's cold.

Anyway, got some stuff going on... thought you might want to include it.
Master class at Drummers Collective on september 25th.
Montreal Drumfest on November 5th....
The play-along package to New Ground will be released in October! Check TommyIgoe.com for details!

Hope everything is great with you!

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Ralph Humphrey

El Negro and Pam,

Your newsletter is always so enjoyable to receive, filled with lots of great info and happenings. I will attempt to keep you up to date with happenings from my neighborhood, including the Los Angeles Music Academy. We just graduated another wonderful class of drummers from all over the world. There were several drummers who have the talent to take it all the way.

Our staff is doing such a great job of teaching and sharing. They include a diverse group of professionals: Joe Porcaro, Aron Serfaty, Mike Shapiro, Mark Shulman, J.R. Robinson, Glenn Sobel, Tony Inzalaco, Sherman Ferguson, MIke Packer, Dave Beyer, Jason Sutter, Florian Reinart, Jerry Steinholtz, Bill Hulting, Emil Richards, and yours truly. In addition, we have many guest teachers on drum set and hand percussion who come in for Master Classes. Each and every one of us is out working and making music. The students get up to the minute information each and every day. It's like bringing the world of music performance into the classroom.

Prospective students and other interested parties should check out our website at: www.lamusicacademy.com

Thanks again for a great newsletter. If not sooner, I will look forward to seeing you at winter NAMM.

Best wishes
Ralph Humphrey

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Walfredo Reyes, Jr

...while I was in Paris working with Johnny Hallyday, I collaborated with new musician friends from Africa. Some of this collaboration is for my Cd I'm working on. Also from the 11th thru the 17th I'm in Tampa Fla. at John Seda's studio working on a project which includes Giovanni Hidalgo, Cynthia Rose (from Sly & the Family Stone) & many other guests. My priority musically is to finish & get out of my body all this music & ideas I've accumulated while on tour in France...

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