Early Drumming and the American Back Beat

CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER — RESCHEDULE DATE TBD

Faculty: Robert Breithaupt
Date / Time: Monday, February 15, 2010, 7:00 pm
Fee: $10.00* / $15.00
Age Recommendation: High school and college-age students through adult

The “back beat” is the glue that holds American music together – from the early days of New Orleans jazz to the urban sounds of today, the back beat is the true “American” feel.

About Robert Breithaupt:  Robert Breithaupt has been the Executive Director of Jazz Arts Group since 2001 and the drummer of the Columbus Jazz Orchestra (CJO) since 1980. Breithaupt has performed with great musicians such as Benny Carter, John Pizzarelli and Monty Alexander, and regularly performs with many of the nation’s finest orchestras along with trumpet virtuoso and CJO Artistic Director Byron Stripling.

Breithaupt is a Professor of Music and Department Chair of Music Business & Industry Studies at Capital University and has developed one of the most recognized undergraduate percussion programs in the United States. He is the author of the textbook, The Complete Percussionist, the DVD entitled Snare Drum Basics, and presents and is featured in clinics and seminars worldwide. Breithaupt is a past-president of the Percussive Arts Society, the international society for drummers and percussionists.

These workshops are in support of the concerts, The Louis Armstrong Hot Fives / Hot Sevens, the early music of Louis Armstrong.  The concerts will take place at the Lincoln Theatre on Friday & Saturday, February 19 & 20, 2010 at 8:00 pm.  For concert tickets or more information, click here.

For Teachers:
Smithsonian Jazz offers the “Louis Armstrong Education Kit,” a classroom curriculum guide for grades 5 – 12 on the website, www.smithsonianjazz.org/class/armstrong/kit/kit.asp.  The guide, which incorporates National Standards in Arts Education and U.S. History, contains lesson plans, biographical materials, a glossary, bibliography, discography, photo gallery and an accompanying CD for guided listening experiences.

This project has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of “American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius.”