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Benjamin Sommer

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Ill make a longer biography soon..... But i can tell you that i am a PERCUSSIONIST, and play various percussion. Ive always been a drummer, and have been since the age of 4. But for the last 2-3 years i have been concentrating on percussion only!. ------------------------ I began playing TABLAS for 6 months ago, and practice alot!. I get "the wisdom" and teaching from OLE THEILL. A very respected danish drummer/tabla player, and one of our FINEST and EXCELLENT MUSICIAN. He has played with tons of artists for over 30 years. (PALLE MIKELBORG......SAVAGE ROSE......MIKKEL NORDSOE BAND......ACOUSTIC GUITARS......NAKED RAIN...... and alot more!.....I play in different asembles.. one of them is LATIN-JAZZ band with a sicillian/(cuban?) drummer. And an ACOUSTIC WORLDMUSIC project with Johan Jacob H. Olsen. And ill begin as a percussionist in a Big Band Ensemble now!. ------------ more to come...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/6/2007
Influences: Drummers: Dave Weckl, Paco Sery, Ole Theill, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Marilyn Mazur, Morten Lund, Peter Düring.Percussionists: Ole Theill, Ayi Solomon, Marilyn Mazur, Stéphane Edouard , Raul Rekow, Klavs Nordsoe, Jacob Andersen, V. Selvaganesh, Zakir Hussain.Guitar-Players: Lee Ritenour, John Sund, Mikkel Nordsoe, Steen Kyed, Christian Ratzer, Johan-Jacob H. Olsen, Louis Winsberg, Pierre Dørge, Mike Stern, Pat Metheny.Bass-Players: Marcus Miller, Moussa Diallo, Tal Wilkenfeld :-), Michel Alibo, Tom Kennedy, Wayne Jones, Victor Wooten, John Patitucci.Keyboard-Players: Chick Corea, Jay Oliver,... its rediculous to write your every musician/instrumentists - when your admiration never ends.i like alot more than that!.
Sounds Like: ” If you know konnakol – the most superior system of rhythm in the world – then you can understand every rhythm from any country on this planet ”--------------- John McLaughlin..
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Studio Time...

Right on!, and good work. The Acoustic project is going to the studio around the 17'th of May. Hopefully i can use my creditcard at the food-store downstairs.. im hungry.. well.. youll hear more. ...
Posted by Benjamin Sommer on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:56:00 PST

Klezmofobia Concert

Ohh.. i hope i can make it, this saturday!.
Posted by Benjamin Sommer on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:34:00 PST

Acoustic Guitars Periode

Now, complete collection of all of the acoustic guitar albums...... brilliant music.....   ---- iTunes rocks !!
Posted by Benjamin Sommer on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:07:00 PST

Lelo Nika....

Great album...
Posted by Benjamin Sommer on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 02:15:00 PST

Marilyn Mazur Group

Marilyn Mazur Group. 28/1 -07  kl: 20:00 Støberihallen, hillerød. Be There!! - i will..
Posted by Benjamin Sommer on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:47:00 PST

Mikkel Nordsoe Band. Feat. Raul Rekow

Mikkel Nordsoe Band. Feat. Raul Rekow Copenhagen Jazzhouse. 29/12 -07 Be there ! -i will.
Posted by Benjamin Sommer on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:44:00 PST