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David McDonald

bucket o’ fish

About Me

My name is David, I'm from Illinois, and I play drums and percusson. I studied music at DePaul University and New England Conservatory, and freelanced some in Chicago and Boston. Now I live in DC and play drums for the Airmen of Note, USAF jazz band. Some other projects I'm involved with include the Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra, Merkin Muffley, Janel and Anthony, John Lee Quartet, Joe Herrera's Landscaping Crew, and Motel Project.

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Music:

Member Since: 1/17/2008
Band Website: myspace.com/davidmcdonalddrums
Band Members: "I'd Melt With You" & "There Ought To Be A Law": Nick Asher-guitar Corey Biggerstaff-bass"Time Remembered" & "Speak No Evil": The Airmen of Note
Influences: favorite drummers in no particular order....mel lewis, john riley, sonny payne, buddy rich, terry clarke, elvin jones, philly joe jones, ed thigpen, roy haynes, tain watts, john hollenbeck, bill stewart, ari hoenig, jim black, ted poor, clarence penn, jeff ballard, mark guiliana, steve gadd, jack dejohnette, ferenc nemeth, peter erskine.other dudes...thad jones, count basie, duke ellington, bob brookmeyer, jim mcneely, frank sinatra, miles davis, chick corea, keith jarrett, herbie hancock, pat metheny, bill frisell, lionel loueke, john abercrombie, kurt rosenwinkel, kenny werner, brad mehldau, joe henderson, dave douglas, gary burton, steve swallow, charlie haden, wayne shorter, chris cheek, kneebody, alas no axis, beatles, paul simon, the roots, sting, the police, jon brion, d'angelo, beck...many others.
Sounds Like: me playing the drums.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None