TRADITION IN TAP
THE PROF. ARDIE BRYANT
TAP EXPERIENCE
NEW YORK CITY WORKSHOP
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INTRODUCTION
Ardie Bryant known worldwide as the “Innovator of Modern Jazz Tap†and the "Ambassador of Tap" is a master jazz tap percussionist, tap preservationist, historian, director, composer, arranger, actor, choreographer and musician with seven decades of professional experience.
He has toured the world as a Goodwill Ambassador for the Department of Defense, and the sounds of his percussive feet and his dance memories are preserved as part of the Jazz Oral History Program in the Archives Center of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.
In his teens, he was influenced by the music of modern jazz giants Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gilliespie, and is credited with developing a new style of tap he named Modern Jazz Tap.
Ardie is also a university professor who not only teaches tap, but also educates students about the importance and history of tap and jazz tap as an American art form.
In July 2006 Ardie received the prestigious "Los Angeles Cultural Treasure Award†from the City of Los Angeles.
CO-STARRED WITH
Nat King Cole Sarah Vaughan Cab Calloway Joe Louis Kate Smith Fred Allen Ruth Brown The Los Angeles Master Chorale
PERFORMED WITH
Duke Ellington Count Basie Charlie Parker Dizzy Gillespie Lionel Hampton Woody Herman Erroll Garner Charles Mingus Art Tatum Lester Young Billy May Illinois Jacquet
APPEARED AT
The Palace Theater The Paramount Theater The Apollo Theater Carnegie Hall The Calgary Stampede Walt Disney Concert Hall
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