Needing drums or percussion added to your recording? Please read on in Jim Huwe's bio.
Jim Huwe has been a multi-genre drummer for 29 years. His range of playing includes doing shows, Big-band, small-group jazz, jazz festivals, doing clinician and teaching work, recordings and private events. Jim has shared the stage and performed with the following jazz greats: vocalist Diane Schuur, saxophonists Ernie Watts, Don Menza, Jimmy Ellis and Lou Washington, bassists Richard Davis, Milt Hinton, Michael Moore and Brian Benson, pianist greats Geoffrey Keezer and Frank Mantooth, Trumpet greats Snooky Young, Dominic Spera, Mark Van Cleave and Jay Coble, trombone wonders Steve Wiest and Ashley Alexander. Jim has had many performances with now Nashville singer/songwriter and Muzik Mafia founder, Jon Nicholson. While with J.D. and the Back-Alley Madmen, Jim opened for blues great Stevie Ray Vaughn in 1985. He has also played with some of Thailand's finest musicians that include Koh - Mr. Saxman and pop stars ETC. His dynamic and sensitive approach allow him to work with the finest Midwestern musicians in the jazz, pop, folk and accoustic settings including many popular Madison-based groups: The Common Faces, The Stellanovas, Laurie Lang, Stan Godfriaux, Bob Westfall, Madison Jazz Orchestra, Swimming Pool Blue, Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble, Alison Margaret, The Swing-O-Matics, John Becker, Ed Fila's Next Exit, and the Ed Anders Quartet. Jim has also given private instruction on drums and percussion, basic guitar and piano in the U.S. and in Thailand. One of Jim's long term Thai students - Phan Nawik, took first place in the National Drum Competition in Bangkok June, 2002 after working with Jim on an improvised drum solo. Jim's studied music and percussion at U.W.Eau Claire. He has studied drums with Paul Wertico, Gordy Knutson, Ron Keezer and Dennis Lester.
Jim has been involved in many recording situations over the years doing jazz, big-band, pop, blues, folk, accoustic and a variety of other genres and styles of music. From doing entire cd recordings with bands, to adding drums and percussion after the fact or to the very challenging task of recording replacement drum tracks, Jim has had a wide variety of experience and has been able met the different needs of artists and perform well the tasks required of him. With the technology of today’s computers and the digital world of recording, it's easy to not even be in the same country to interact with and do recording with whomever you want. Being well networked in the Madison, Wisconsin area and having access to great studios and engineers, it makes it all the more possible to get the most professional results that can be obtained today. Please read more about this in Jim's log entry.
Contact Jim Huwe for information on recording drums to your music at 1-608-661-8644
