PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES
MAKING MUSIC IN THE MOMENT
AT THE MOMENT
EVERY MOMENT
is a great blessing and a great gift
being asked to collaborate with the following musicians
in and around various disparate musical worlds in 28 countries
on 5 continents has been my greatest teacher
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JAZZ and ROCK ENSEMBLES
playing primarily drumset and/or marimba with
Abhijit Banerjee
Cyro Baptista y CHAMA
Bobby Bradford's Duo and Mo'Tet
Alex Cline Limitless Light Ensemble
Alex Cline/CG Duo
Nels Cline/ CG Duo
CONTINUUM
COSMIC VIBRATIONS
Tim Farrell
THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA
performed with ZAPPA ALUMNI
with
The
MOTHERS OF INVENTION
with at various times
Napoleon Murphy Brock,
Roy Estrada,
Tom Fowler,
Bunk Gardner,
David Parlato,
Don Preston
Alex de Grassi
John Klemmer
Michael Manring
Carlos Nino
Don Preston/CG Duo and quartet
Rade Serbedziya and The New Cinema Band
Harry Scorzo's Jazz Quartet
G.E. Stinson
Dwight Trible
Michael Pierre Vlatkovich
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
with POETS
playing primarily drumset
and/or percussion
real and perceived
with
Dorothea Grossman's
CALL and RESPONSE
Robert Pinsky - Poet Laureate
Mark Weber
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
with
WORLD MUSIC ENSEMBLES
playing primarily hand percussion of
north and south India
or
indigenous percussion,
breath and string instruments
of
Mesoamerica and Mexico
George Abe - shakuhachi, yokobue
AQUI Y AHORA - woodwinds + breath, string and percussion of MesoAmerica
ANADIS MUSIC - sarod, woodwinds y percussion
John Bergamo - percussion
Jhon CAYAMBE Mosquera - quena, zamfona
Yihan Chen - pipa, ruan
Ramiro Ramirez Duarte
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
Shoji Komeda
Souhail Kaspar
Alfredo Lopez Mondragon
Lost Tribes Infinite Expansion of Sound
Mochizuki Takinojo
MEXCLA MUSIC
Musicantica
Flute Phani
Park Je Chun
Luis Perez IXONEZTLI
QUARTETO NUEVO (1998 thru 2015)
Ali Jihad Racy
Jxel Rajchenberg
Juan L. Sanchez
L. Shankar
Silk Trio with Yihan Chen
Malik Sow
John Stephens
Miroslav Tadic
UCLA World Jazz Ensemble
Luis Villegas
ViolinVasu Devan
XOCHI CUICATL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
with
CLASSICAL ENSEMBLES
I was asked to compose a percussion part for
or
as a special guest on either
drumset,
indigenous percussion of Mexico
percussion of North and South India
with the following artists
creating a percussion part from a score
that was never intended to have percussion
unless denoted otherwise
THE AHN TRIO
drumset and hand percussion of India and more
THE BAJA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
performing MISA AZTECA on indigenous instruments of Mexico
BAKERSFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
under the direction of John Farrer
performing music on indigenous instruments of Mexico
BERGEN FILHARMONIC ORKESTER
under the direction of Kristan Jarvi, performing the music
of Frank Zappa with FZ alumni
CAL ARTS PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
under the direction of Maestro John Bergamo
DUPAGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
mentoring the percussion section playing
indigenous instruments of Mexico/Mexoamerca
TASHA SMITH GODINEZ
playing indigenous percussion of Mexico, Meso America and beyond with harp
the IN FLUX ENSEMBLE
writing music for and playing marimba,
drumset and "found" percussion objects
IPALPITI ORCHESTRA
world premiere of JACQUES LOUSSIERS 2nd violin concerto
playing North Indian tabla, and South Indian kanjira and ghatam
MEXICO ATEMPORAL MUSIC
playing indigenous percussion of Mexico, Meso America and beyond
with piano forte and electronics
MEXCLA MUSIC
playing indigenous percussion of Mexico, Meso America and beyond
with classical guitar, prepared guitar, requinto jarocho
MISA AZTECA
playing indigenous percussion of Mexico, Meso America and beyond
with various chamber and symphonic orchestras
The MOSCOW SYMPHONY
playing percussion of North and South India
MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS
playing indigenous percussion of Mexico, Meso America and beyond
with western harp
OSLO CAMERATA
the music of FRANK ZAPPA, playing drumset and marimba
PERCUSSION UNDER CONSTRUCTION
mostly percussion ensemble based in Germany
DAVID PRITCHARD GUITAR TRIO
playing percussion of North and South India
QUINTETO LATINO
music composed by Christopher for breath and percussion instruments
of indigenous Mexico and woodwind quintet
TRONDHEIM SOLISTENE
the music of FRANK ZAPPA, in Norway,
playing drumset and marimba
UCLA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
mentoring the percussion section playing
indigenous instruments of Mexico/Mexoamerca
VENTURA MASTER CHORALE
on tabla as part of THE ANADI DUO
VIO - FONIK
under the direction of Harry Scorzo,
playing percussion of North and South India
THE YELLOW STRING QUARTET
under the direction of Freid Dahn
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
commissions,
compositions
and
improvisations
for
DANCE COMPANIES
ARPANA DANCE COMPANY
under the direction of Ramya Harishankar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MUSIC COMPOSED/IMPROVISED
AND/OR
ARRANGED FOR
HEIDI DUCKLER DANCE THEATER
BRUSH UP
With
CALIGRAPHY ARTIST ISA HIRANO
@
BRAND LIBRARY
MUSIC COMPOSED FOR DANCE
AND
INSTRUMENTS OF INDIA
AND
INDIGENOUS MEXICO/MESOAMERICA
~
143 DAYS
@
SOUTHWEST MUSEUM
MUSIC COMPOSED FOR DANCE
AND
INSTRUMENTS OF INDIA
AND
INDIGENOUS MEXICO/MESOAMERICA
~
OUTPOST
A SIGN OF THE TIMES
@
SUN VILLAGE, PALMDALE CA
MUSIC COMPOSED FOR DANCE
AND
INSTRUMENTS OF INDIA
AND
INDIGENOUS MEXICO/MESOAMERICA
AT THE MOMENT
EVERY MOMENT
is a great blessing and a great gift
being asked to collaborate with the following musicians
in and around various disparate musical worlds in 28 countries
on 5 continents has been my greatest teacher
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JAZZ and ROCK ENSEMBLES
playing primarily drumset and/or marimba with
Abhijit Banerjee
Cyro Baptista y CHAMA
Bobby Bradford's Duo and Mo'Tet
Alex Cline Limitless Light Ensemble
Alex Cline/CG Duo
Nels Cline/ CG Duo
CONTINUUM
COSMIC VIBRATIONS
Tim Farrell
THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA
performed with ZAPPA ALUMNI
with
The
MOTHERS OF INVENTION
with at various times
Napoleon Murphy Brock,
Roy Estrada,
Tom Fowler,
Bunk Gardner,
David Parlato,
Don Preston
Alex de Grassi
John Klemmer
Michael Manring
Carlos Nino
Don Preston/CG Duo and quartet
Rade Serbedziya and The New Cinema Band
Harry Scorzo's Jazz Quartet
G.E. Stinson
Dwight Trible
Michael Pierre Vlatkovich
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
with POETS
playing primarily drumset
and/or percussion
real and perceived
with
Dorothea Grossman's
CALL and RESPONSE
Robert Pinsky - Poet Laureate
Mark Weber
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
with
WORLD MUSIC ENSEMBLES
playing primarily hand percussion of
north and south India
or
indigenous percussion,
breath and string instruments
of
Mesoamerica and Mexico
George Abe - shakuhachi, yokobue
AQUI Y AHORA - woodwinds + breath, string and percussion of MesoAmerica
ANADIS MUSIC - sarod, woodwinds y percussion
John Bergamo - percussion
Jhon CAYAMBE Mosquera - quena, zamfona
Yihan Chen - pipa, ruan
Ramiro Ramirez Duarte
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
Shoji Komeda
Souhail Kaspar
Alfredo Lopez Mondragon
Lost Tribes Infinite Expansion of Sound
Mochizuki Takinojo
MEXCLA MUSIC
Musicantica
Flute Phani
Park Je Chun
Luis Perez IXONEZTLI
QUARTETO NUEVO (1998 thru 2015)
Ali Jihad Racy
Jxel Rajchenberg
Juan L. Sanchez
L. Shankar
Silk Trio with Yihan Chen
Malik Sow
John Stephens
Miroslav Tadic
UCLA World Jazz Ensemble
Luis Villegas
ViolinVasu Devan
XOCHI CUICATL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
with
CLASSICAL ENSEMBLES
I was asked to compose a percussion part for
or
as a special guest on either
drumset,
indigenous percussion of Mexico
percussion of North and South India
with the following artists
creating a percussion part from a score
that was never intended to have percussion
unless denoted otherwise
THE AHN TRIO
drumset and hand percussion of India and more
THE BAJA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
performing MISA AZTECA on indigenous instruments of Mexico
BAKERSFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
under the direction of John Farrer
performing music on indigenous instruments of Mexico
BERGEN FILHARMONIC ORKESTER
under the direction of Kristan Jarvi, performing the music
of Frank Zappa with FZ alumni
CAL ARTS PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
under the direction of Maestro John Bergamo
DUPAGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
mentoring the percussion section playing
indigenous instruments of Mexico/Mexoamerca
TASHA SMITH GODINEZ
playing indigenous percussion of Mexico, Meso America and beyond with harp
the IN FLUX ENSEMBLE
writing music for and playing marimba,
drumset and "found" percussion objects
IPALPITI ORCHESTRA
world premiere of JACQUES LOUSSIERS 2nd violin concerto
playing North Indian tabla, and South Indian kanjira and ghatam
MEXICO ATEMPORAL MUSIC
playing indigenous percussion of Mexico, Meso America and beyond
with piano forte and electronics
MEXCLA MUSIC
playing indigenous percussion of Mexico, Meso America and beyond
with classical guitar, prepared guitar, requinto jarocho
MISA AZTECA
playing indigenous percussion of Mexico, Meso America and beyond
with various chamber and symphonic orchestras
The MOSCOW SYMPHONY
playing percussion of North and South India
MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS
playing indigenous percussion of Mexico, Meso America and beyond
with western harp
OSLO CAMERATA
the music of FRANK ZAPPA, playing drumset and marimba
PERCUSSION UNDER CONSTRUCTION
mostly percussion ensemble based in Germany
DAVID PRITCHARD GUITAR TRIO
playing percussion of North and South India
QUINTETO LATINO
music composed by Christopher for breath and percussion instruments
of indigenous Mexico and woodwind quintet
TRONDHEIM SOLISTENE
the music of FRANK ZAPPA, in Norway,
playing drumset and marimba
UCLA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
mentoring the percussion section playing
indigenous instruments of Mexico/Mexoamerca
VENTURA MASTER CHORALE
on tabla as part of THE ANADI DUO
VIO - FONIK
under the direction of Harry Scorzo,
playing percussion of North and South India
THE YELLOW STRING QUARTET
under the direction of Freid Dahn
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
commissions,
compositions
and
improvisations
for
DANCE COMPANIES
ARPANA DANCE COMPANY
under the direction of Ramya Harishankar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MUSIC COMPOSED/IMPROVISED
AND/OR
ARRANGED FOR
HEIDI DUCKLER DANCE THEATER
BRUSH UP
With
CALIGRAPHY ARTIST ISA HIRANO
@
BRAND LIBRARY
MUSIC COMPOSED FOR DANCE
AND
INSTRUMENTS OF INDIA
AND
INDIGENOUS MEXICO/MESOAMERICA
~
143 DAYS
@
SOUTHWEST MUSEUM
MUSIC COMPOSED FOR DANCE
AND
INSTRUMENTS OF INDIA
AND
INDIGENOUS MEXICO/MESOAMERICA
~
OUTPOST
A SIGN OF THE TIMES
@
SUN VILLAGE, PALMDALE CA
MUSIC COMPOSED FOR DANCE
AND
INSTRUMENTS OF INDIA
AND
INDIGENOUS MEXICO/MESOAMERICA
SELECT PREVIOUS SELECT PERFORMANCES
as featured
composer
improviser
multi instrumentalist
lecturer
HERB ALPERT CONCERT HALL
Los Angeles, CA USA
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
Auburn, AL USA
BOWERS MUSEUM
Santa Ana, CA
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS
THE MAIN GALLERY
ROY DISNEY HALL
THE WILD BEAST
Valencia, CA
UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE CHAPEL
Cambridge, England
CARMEN CASTELLANO FINE ARTS CENTER
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
CARNEGIE HALL
Edinburgh Scotland, UK
CERRITOS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Cerritos, CA, USA
DESCANSO GARDENA
Montrose, CA USA
DISNEY CONCERT HALL
Valencia CA USA
EL CHARCO DEL INGENIO
San Miguel de Allende, MX
EL CASTILLO DE CHAPULTEPEC,
Mexico City, MX
FUNCDACION SEBASTIAN
Mexico City, MX
THE GETTY CENTER
Los Angeles, CA USA
THE GETTY VILLA
Pacific Palisades, CA USA
GREAT CATHEDRAL OF LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles, CA USA
GRIEG MUSIC HALL
Bergen, Norway
HARRISON HOUSE
Joshua Tree, CA USA
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Boston, MA USA
JON ANSON FORD THEATRE
Los Angeles, CA, USA
LA PENA CULTURAL CENTER
Berkeley CA, USA
LATIN AMERICAN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
San Francisco, CA, USA
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
Los Angeles, CA, USA
LOS ANGELES THEATER CENTER
Los Angeles, CA, USA
MACLA
Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana
San Jose, CA, USA
MEXICAN HERITAGE PLAZA
School of Arts and Culture
San Jose, CA, USA
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Master Classes on
COMPOSITION and PERCUSSION
MUSEO de HISTORIA de ENSENADA
invited by INAH and THE SOCIETY FOR CALIFORNIA ARCHAEOLOGY
OAKLAND SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
Oakland, CA , USA
PASADENA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
Pasadena, CA, USA
PLAZA DE LA RAZA
Los Angeles, CA USA
POPPER THEATER
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA USA
REDCAT THEATRE/WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
Los Angeles, CA USA
RIVERSIDE CONVENTION CENTER
Riverside, CA USA
ROYCE HALL
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA USA
SOKA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
San Diego, CA, USA
SCHOENBERG HALL
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA USA
SOUTH PASADENA MUSIC CENTER AND CONSERVATORY
South Pasadena, CA USA
ST. KATHARINEN CATHEDRAL
Hamburg, Germany
TEATRO ANGELA PERALTA
ENCUENTRO NACIONAL DE JAZZ
San Miguel de Allende, MX
TEATRO DEL BICENTARIO
Leon, Guanajuato
TEATRO DE LA CUIDAD
Mexico City, MX
WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
Los Angeles, CA, USA
WENTZ CONCERT HALL
Dupage, Il, USA
WESTERBECK RECITAL HALL
Center for the Arts,
Pasadena, CA USA
THE WILD BEAST
California Institute of the Arts, CA, USA
Thankful and grateful to continue to be invited
to present the
culture, history, instruments and flower songs
of
indigenous Mesoamerica and Mexico
by the following institutions
here and abroad
BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGIA E HISTORIA
(BIPOC)
BILINGUAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF COLOR
(GRI)
GETTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
(INAH)
INSTITUTO NACIONAL de ANTROPOLOGIA e HISTORIA
SCA
SOCIETY FOR CALIFORNIA ARCHAEOLOGY
UNAM
NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY of MEXICO
as featured
composer
improviser
multi instrumentalist
lecturer
HERB ALPERT CONCERT HALL
Los Angeles, CA USA
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
Auburn, AL USA
BOWERS MUSEUM
Santa Ana, CA
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS
THE MAIN GALLERY
ROY DISNEY HALL
THE WILD BEAST
Valencia, CA
UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE CHAPEL
Cambridge, England
CARMEN CASTELLANO FINE ARTS CENTER
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
CARNEGIE HALL
Edinburgh Scotland, UK
CERRITOS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Cerritos, CA, USA
DESCANSO GARDENA
Montrose, CA USA
DISNEY CONCERT HALL
Valencia CA USA
EL CHARCO DEL INGENIO
San Miguel de Allende, MX
EL CASTILLO DE CHAPULTEPEC,
Mexico City, MX
FUNCDACION SEBASTIAN
Mexico City, MX
THE GETTY CENTER
Los Angeles, CA USA
THE GETTY VILLA
Pacific Palisades, CA USA
GREAT CATHEDRAL OF LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles, CA USA
GRIEG MUSIC HALL
Bergen, Norway
HARRISON HOUSE
Joshua Tree, CA USA
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Boston, MA USA
JON ANSON FORD THEATRE
Los Angeles, CA, USA
LA PENA CULTURAL CENTER
Berkeley CA, USA
LATIN AMERICAN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
San Francisco, CA, USA
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
Los Angeles, CA, USA
LOS ANGELES THEATER CENTER
Los Angeles, CA, USA
MACLA
Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana
San Jose, CA, USA
MEXICAN HERITAGE PLAZA
School of Arts and Culture
San Jose, CA, USA
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Master Classes on
COMPOSITION and PERCUSSION
MUSEO de HISTORIA de ENSENADA
invited by INAH and THE SOCIETY FOR CALIFORNIA ARCHAEOLOGY
OAKLAND SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
Oakland, CA , USA
PASADENA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
Pasadena, CA, USA
PLAZA DE LA RAZA
Los Angeles, CA USA
POPPER THEATER
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA USA
REDCAT THEATRE/WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
Los Angeles, CA USA
RIVERSIDE CONVENTION CENTER
Riverside, CA USA
ROYCE HALL
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA USA
SOKA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
San Diego, CA, USA
SCHOENBERG HALL
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA USA
SOUTH PASADENA MUSIC CENTER AND CONSERVATORY
South Pasadena, CA USA
ST. KATHARINEN CATHEDRAL
Hamburg, Germany
TEATRO ANGELA PERALTA
ENCUENTRO NACIONAL DE JAZZ
San Miguel de Allende, MX
TEATRO DEL BICENTARIO
Leon, Guanajuato
TEATRO DE LA CUIDAD
Mexico City, MX
WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
Los Angeles, CA, USA
WENTZ CONCERT HALL
Dupage, Il, USA
WESTERBECK RECITAL HALL
Center for the Arts,
Pasadena, CA USA
THE WILD BEAST
California Institute of the Arts, CA, USA
Thankful and grateful to continue to be invited
to present the
culture, history, instruments and flower songs
of
indigenous Mesoamerica and Mexico
by the following institutions
here and abroad
BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGIA E HISTORIA
(BIPOC)
BILINGUAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF COLOR
(GRI)
GETTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
(INAH)
INSTITUTO NACIONAL de ANTROPOLOGIA e HISTORIA
SCA
SOCIETY FOR CALIFORNIA ARCHAEOLOGY
UNAM
NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY of MEXICO
