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About Me

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I was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma and I have lived here all of my life. I am married and have two wonderful daughters. I have studied with several phenomenal drum instructors and now I give drum lessons. I went to college at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah OK, and graduated with a BBA-Marketing and a minor in music performance. My Band's name is Primal Swing. Our web site address is www.myspace.com/primalswing . Here is a some more information about me:

PUBLICATIONS:

Groovology: The Study of Double Bass Drum Grooves (book,2002) Groovology: The Study of Basic Drum Set Grooves (book,2004) Workshop Drumming (DVD,2006) Praise and Worship Drumming (DVD,2006) Tripple-Slappa-Flappadiddle (solo,2004) Torpedo (solo,2005) Das Weisse Rauschen (solo,2005) Spang Spang-a-Lang (solo,2005) Monkey Business (solo,2005) Lunatic Fringe (solo,2005) Whipper Snapper (solo,2005) Percussioni Magazine (article,September 2005) Drums and Percussion Magazine (article, December 2005) Bateria Total Magazine (article, issue #78 2006)

PERFORMANCE CREDITS:
Joe Lovano, Bob Mintzer, Bobby Shew, Byron Stripling, Slide Hampton, Arthur White, Mike Williams, Will Campbell, Frank Mantooth, Marvin Stamm, Cleo Laine, Jim Riggs, Bret Zvacek, Judi Silvano, Dave Rieckenberg, John Dankworth, D.C. Minner, and several other amazing musicians

ENDORSEMENTS:

Sonor Drums, SABIAN Cymbals, Vater Drumsticks, and Zomac Publications

FESTIVALS:

2006 Drummers For Jesus International Convention (Dallas) 2006 Psalm Drummers Gathering (Winchester, England) 2007 Adams Drummersfestival (Tessenderlo, Belgium)

PRIVATE INSTRUCTION:

I currently teach 70 students a week at Drum World (Tulsa, OK), John Michael's Music (Muskogee, OK) and in my home studio in Muskogee.

Organizations:

I am the Director of the Oklahoma Chapter of Drummers for Jesus. You can find information about our meetings on our web sites:

www.drummersforjesusok.com

www.myspace.com/drummersforjesusok.com

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Clinic in Diest, Belgium (May 2006)

Clinic in Winchester, England (May 2006)

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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Music:

Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Coldplay, Tool, Terrence Blanchard, Led Zeppelin, Igor Stravinsky, Michel Camilo, Mozart, The Beatles, Wayne Shorter, Joe Lovano, Motley Crue, Dave Matthews Band, McCoy Tyner, Jimi Hendrix, Art Blakey, Chick Corea, The Doors, John Patitucci, Trace Adkins, Norah Jones, and anything with Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Dave Weckl, Thomas Lang, Marco Minnemann, or Buddy Rich.

Movies:

"Saving Private Ryan", "Fight Club", "The Pianist", "Stalingrad", "Napoleon Dynamite", "Full Metal Jacket", "From Russia With Love", and "Thunderball"

Television:

Conan O'Brien and the History Channel

Books:

Rich Dad Poor Dad, Vietnam at War, Mere Christianity, Sun Tzu Strategies for Marketing, Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Tommyland, Cashflow Quadrant, Just Like Jesus, and The Bible

Heroes:

My Dad and Jesus

My Blog

Vater Drumsticks

I am very happy to announce that I now endorse Vater Drumsticks and Brushes. Check out Vater's myspace page: www.myspace.com/vaterpercussionAnd Vater's main web page: www.vater.com...
Posted by Jeffrey Jones on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:20:00 PST

Drum Day Tulsa 2006

On November 5th at the Tulsa Event Center (at 27th & Memorial) get together with drummers from all over to attempt to break the record for the most drummers playing the same beat at the sa...
Posted by Jeffrey Jones on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 09:49:00 PST

DRUM LESSONS

For those interested, I am currently teaching private drum lessons at: Drum World (Tulsa, OK) (918) 270-DRUM John Michael's Music (Muskogee, OK) (918) 683-9290 My Personal Home Studio (Muskogee, OK) ...
Posted by Jeffrey Jones on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 09:40:00 PST