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Category: Contemporary Drummers

Dr, Joseph Tompkins

Dr. Joseph Tompkins

December 27, 2017 JAG Contemporary Drummers

Dr. Joseph Tompkins Head of Percussion Assistant Professor Percussionist Joseph Tompkins has performed with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the New York

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Kevin Donka

Kevin Donka

May 6, 2017 JAG Contemporary Drummers

                     Dr. Kevin Donka Kevin Donka is the 2013 DCA Individual Rudimental Snare Drumming World Champion.  He began playing drums at the age of two

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Brendan Mason

Brendan Mason Biography

September 23, 2015 JAG Contemporary Drummers

Brendan Mason is an active teacher, performer, and clinician in the New England area.  He currently teaches general music at The Saint Mary School in

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Jerome Mershon – Biography

February 8, 2014 JAG Contemporary Drummers

  Jerome Mershon: Rudimental Drumming Biography – (January 15, 2014)     Instruction:    My initial teacher in was, Don Mahon, NARD, and a student of

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John Roche – Biography

March 17, 2013 JAG Contemporary Drummers

                                     John is a December, 2012 graduate of Northwestern State University, Natchitoches,La. where he was a percussion major under the direction of Ken Green.  He

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Rick Beckham

Rick Beckham – Biography

February 17, 2013 JAG Contemporary Drummers

Rick Beckham is an active rudimental advocate, writer, teacher, and performer. Rick marched snare with the 1980 Garfield Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps, and the

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Dominick Cuccia

About Dominick Cuccia

August 7, 2009 JAG Contemporary Drummers

About Dominick Cuccia Dominick Cuccia, a member of the U.S.A.R.D., will posting articles regarding rudimental drumming and unique applications of rudiments on the U.S.A.R.D. website.

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Julie Angelis Sordee, Percussion- The US Army Band, Pershing’s Own

January 28, 2009 JAG Contemporary Drummers

Julie Angelis Sodee, a native of Worcester, MA, joined the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" in 1997.

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