Percussion Festival Info: March 9, 2013
Paul Wertico- Featured Artist:
Hailed in the press as "One of the most versatile and musical drummers in music today", Paul Wertico gained worldwide recognition as a member of the Pat Metheny Group from 1983 to 2001. During that time, he won seven Grammy Awards, won numerous magazine polls, and received several gold records.
He has played with countless artists and has performed in all 50 states and in over 60 countries. Paul has also played drums and percussion on countless recordings, including Paul Winter's Grammy nominated release, "Earth: Voices Of A Planet", and on four of vocalist Kurt Elling's Grammy nominated releases.
Paul is also extremely active in the field of education. In addition to teaching drums privately for over 40 years, Paul is an Assistant Professor of Jazz at Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. For many years, he's conducted drum clinics around the world and has written educational articles for numerous magazines. He also serves on the advisory board of Modern Drummer magazine, as well as being one of MD’s 2011 Pro-Panelists, as well as serving on both the Jazz Institute of Chicago’s Advisory Board, and their Education Committee. Paul is also serving his fourth term on the Board of Governors of The Recording Academy Chicago Chapter.
In 2004, he was named one of the Chicago Tribune’s "Chicagoans of the Year". In 2010, the Cape Breton International Drum Festival honored him with a “Life Time Achievement Award” for his “Major Contribution To The World Of Drumming & Education”, and he was also a recipient of the Montréal Drum Fest’s coveted career recognition award.
As a solo recording artist, Paul recordings have all received great critical praise and Downbeat magazine awarded Paul’s latest CD, “Impressions Of A City”, with 41Ž2 stars and listed it as one its “Best CDs of 2010”. His DVD, "Paul Wertico's Drum Philosophy”, was named “One of the best drum videos of the last 25 years” by Modern Drummer Magazine. LA Weekly even wrote "His recent records, such as 2000's "Don't Be Scared Anymore" and the new "StereoNucleosis", are stunning examples of the electronic, rhythmic and intellectual directions jazz could be going." His latest CD & DVD are entitled, David Cain & Paul Wertico "Feast For The Senses"
Paul's drumming has been compared to that of an "Impressionist painter", while he has also been described in the international press as "an inspired madman", "a restless innovator", "a true legend of jazz drums", "a master of drumming insanity", and "a genius of the sticks".
Visit Paul’s website at: www.paulwertico.com
The Elk Grove High School Band Department is pleased to announce the 7th Annual Elk Grove Percussion Festival to be held on Saturday, March 9, 2013. The festival will offer a 30-minute time slot for performance and clinic with an outstanding clinician.
This festival will be open to the first 20 percussion ensembles that apply, and will be open to Percussion Ensembles.
We hope you can come join us for what promises to be an amazing day of percussion activities.
An application for the Percussion Festival is linked above. All completed applications should include a $125 check for each ensemble. (Checks may follow application if coming through a school Purchase Order, please note on application) Please make checks payable to "Elk Grove Instrumental Music Association(EGIMA)." Ensembles will be accepted in the order of applications received. For any additional information, please contact:
Ron Fiorito, Jr. Tom Leddy
500 W. Elk Grove Blvd. 630/640-0173
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 t.leddy@comcast.net847/718-4498
ron.fiorito@d214.org
Festival Details:
General Admission $5
Performances begin at 10am
Open to general public.
Clinic is at 12pm.
Sponsors: Innovative Percussion, Vic Firth, Remo, Tap Space, The Drum Pad, Zildjian, and the Percussive Arts Society, Paiste.
Adjudication by: Tom Leddy, Doug Bratt and Ben Wahlund
This festival will be open to the first 20 percussion ensembles that apply, and will be open to Percussion Ensembles.
We hope you can come join us for what promises to be an amazing day of percussion activities.
An application for the Percussion Festival is linked above. All completed applications should include a $125 check for each ensemble. (Checks may follow application if coming through a school Purchase Order, please note on application) Please make checks payable to "Elk Grove Instrumental Music Association(EGIMA)." Ensembles will be accepted in the order of applications received. For any additional information, please contact:
Ron Fiorito, Jr. Tom Leddy
500 W. Elk Grove Blvd. 630/640-0173
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 t.leddy@comcast.net847/718-4498
ron.fiorito@d214.org
Festival Details:
General Admission $5
Performances begin at 10am
Open to general public.
Clinic is at 12pm.
Sponsors: Innovative Percussion, Vic Firth, Remo, Tap Space, The Drum Pad, Zildjian, and the Percussive Arts Society, Paiste.
Adjudication by: Tom Leddy, Doug Bratt and Ben Wahlund
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