Member Since: 11/24/2006
Influences: Elvin Jones, Gerry Brown, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Neil Peart, Peter Erskine, Lenny White, Keith Moon, Steve Smith, Steve Houghton, Steve Gadd, Bela Fleck, Tracy Tyler, Mark Fifer, Scott Sparrowhawk, Chris Culver, Tim Spivey, Jay Young, Von Calhoun, Chuck Redd, Manu Katche, Jon Bonham, Chick Corea, Mike Lyle, John Player, Brian Bankston, Mat Ottignon, Christian Coleman, Mike Depazo, Gavin Ahern, Zach Lee, Sebatian Turaski, Cesar Oliveira, and many many more........
Styles:
Jazz (both combo & big band), Rock, Funk, Reggae, Pop, Blues, R&B, Motown, and various Latin and African styles.
Additional Skills:
Capable with sight-reading, ear-playing, click track and/or back tracks, composition, and improvisation.
Gear:
Various Yamaha, Pearl, and Ludwig snare drums. Yamaha Recording Custom drum set, Zildjian splashes, crashes, rides, and hi-hat cymbals. RanKan and Wuhan china cymbals. Musser Xylophone and Bells. Alan Abel triangles. Treeworks wind chimes and mark trees. LP Galaxy Giovanni congas. Various Black Swamp, LP, and Grover percussion instruments. Sticks and mallets include Innovative Percussion, Vic Firth, ProMark, Black Swamp, Zildjian, and Vater.
Noted Groups:
Harmonic Grey, The Freeloaders, Sapien Whole-World Music, Swingin' Richards, Quenchable Quid, Sultans of Swing, Mojo, Highly Kind, Mart Avant's Night Flight Big Band, Hodgepodge Orchestra, Everybody's Girl, Gadsden Symphony Orchestra, Rome Symphony Orchestra, Roman Brass, Jacksonville Percussion Quartet, JaxPan, and various jazz trios, quartets, and quintets.
Additional Sites:
Myspace.com/jasduck
www.jalanshaw.com
Type of Label: None