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 worlds in 29 countries
on 5 continents has been my greatest teacher
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JAZZ and ROCK ENSEMBLES
playing primarily drumset and/or marimba with
Bobby Bradford's Duo and Mo'Tet
Alex Cline Limitless Light Ensemble
Alex Cline/CG Duo
Nels Cline/ CG Duo
CONTINUUM
THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA
performed with ZAPPA ALUMNI
with
The
Grand
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
Don Preston/CG Duo and quartet
Rade Serbedziya and The New Cinema Band
Harry Scorzo
G.E. Stinson
Dwight Trible
Michael Pierre Vlatkovich
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
with POETS
playing primarily drumset and/or percussion
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
percussion of Africa, percussion of the near, middle and far east
and Mexico with
George Abe - shakuhachi, yokobue
AQUI Y AHORA - woodwinds + breath, string and percussion of MesoAmerica
ANADIS MUSIC - sarod, woodwinds y percussion
John Bergamo - percussion
Ramiro Ramirez Duarte
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
Souhail Kaspar
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
SHENKAR AKA L SHANKAR
Malik Sow
John Stephens
Miroslav Tadic
UCLA World Jazz Ensemble
Luis Villegas
ViolinVasu Devan
XOCHI CUICATL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
with
CLASSICAL ENSEMBLES
I was asked to participate as composer
or special guest on either
drumset,
indigenous percussion of Mexico
percussion of North and South India
with the following artists
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
GARCIA GODINEZ DUO
playing indigenous percussion of Mexico, Meso America and beyond
with western harp
the IN FLUX ENSEMBLE
writing music for and playing marimba,
drumset and "found" percussion objects
IPALPITI ORCHESTRA
world premiere of JACQUES LOUSSIERS 2nd violon concerto
playing North Indian tabla, and South Indian kanjira and ghatam
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
OSLO CAMERATA
the music of FRANK ZAPPA, playing drumset and marimba
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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
commissions, compositions and improvisations
for
DANCE COMPANIES
ARPANA DANCE COMPANY
under the direction of Ramya Harishankar
HEIDI DUCKLER DANCE THEATER
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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
is a great blessing and a great gift
being asked to collaborate with the following musicians
in and around various disparate worlds in 29 countries
on 5 continents has been my greatest teacher
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JAZZ and ROCK ENSEMBLES
playing primarily drumset and/or marimba with
Bobby Bradford's Duo and Mo'Tet
Alex Cline Limitless Light Ensemble
Alex Cline/CG Duo
Nels Cline/ CG Duo
CONTINUUM
THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA
performed with ZAPPA ALUMNI
with
The
Grand
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
Don Preston/CG Duo and quartet
Rade Serbedziya and The New Cinema Band
Harry Scorzo
G.E. Stinson
Dwight Trible
Michael Pierre Vlatkovich
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
with POETS
playing primarily drumset and/or percussion
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
percussion of Africa, percussion of the near, middle and far east
and Mexico with
George Abe - shakuhachi, yokobue
AQUI Y AHORA - woodwinds + breath, string and percussion of MesoAmerica
ANADIS MUSIC - sarod, woodwinds y percussion
John Bergamo - percussion
Ramiro Ramirez Duarte
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
Souhail Kaspar
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
SHENKAR AKA L SHANKAR
Malik Sow
John Stephens
Miroslav Tadic
UCLA World Jazz Ensemble
Luis Villegas
ViolinVasu Devan
XOCHI CUICATL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
with
CLASSICAL ENSEMBLES
I was asked to participate as composer
or special guest on either
drumset,
indigenous percussion of Mexico
percussion of North and South India
with the following artists
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
GARCIA GODINEZ DUO
playing indigenous percussion of Mexico, Meso America and beyond
with western harp
the IN FLUX ENSEMBLE
writing music for and playing marimba,
drumset and "found" percussion objects
IPALPITI ORCHESTRA
world premiere of JACQUES LOUSSIERS 2nd violon concerto
playing North Indian tabla, and South Indian kanjira and ghatam
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
OSLO CAMERATA
the music of FRANK ZAPPA, playing drumset and marimba
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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
commissions, compositions and improvisations
for
DANCE COMPANIES
ARPANA DANCE COMPANY
under the direction of Ramya Harishankar
HEIDI DUCKLER DANCE THEATER
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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
