Daniel Glass

Daniel Glass is an award-winning drummer, author, historian and educator. He is widely recognized as one of today's foremost authorities on classic American drumming. A member of the pioneering swing group Royal Crown Revue since 1994, Daniel has recorded and performed all over the world with many top artists. He has published three books, including the multi-award winning Commandments of Early Rhythm and Blues Drumming, and is a regular contributor to publications like Modern Drummer magazine. As an educator, Daniel has performed clinics and master classes globally, appearing at many of the world's top drumming festivals. His acclaimed clinics focus on the evolution of the drum set and the impact that this unique instrument has had on American popular music.

Daniel grew up in Honolulu, Hawai’i, and began playing drums at the age of eight. He graduated from Punahou School in Honolulu, (fellow alumni include President Barack Obama, America Online founder Steve Case and E-Bay founder Pierre Omidyar), and obtained a bachelor’s degree (Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa), from Brandeis University in Boston. In 1991, Daniel moved to Los Angeles to continue his musical training at the Dick Grove School of Music. Upon graduation, Daniel worked as a freelance musician in Los Angeles, recording for a variety of independent labels and touring with jazz singer Barbara Morrison and veteran blues guitarist Debbie Davies. He has been a student of master teacher Freddie Gruber since 1992.
 

June 2011 Newsletter


1. FLORIDA CLINIC RUN: I'll be headed to the Sunshine State in early March. All the details can be found on the official press release for the trip: http://danielglass.com/press_releases/florida_march2011.pdf

March 1 - Univ of Central Florida, Orlando
March 2 - The Drummer's Studio (Sandi Grecco), Sarasota
March 3 - Seminole Percussion, Seminole
March 6 - Sam Ash, Miami (Margate location)

2. DRUM FESTIVALS: I'm also booked into the following festivals in 2011 (so far)
March 13 - Winnipeg Drum Talk Festival, Winnipeg
May 21/22 - The Chicago Show, Chicago

3. BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA: I'll be working with the BSO on the following dates:
April 2nd - Palm Springs (Agua Caliente Casino)
April 3rd - San Diego/Solana Beach (The Belly Up)

4. OTHER COOL GIGS: On Feb. 17th, I'll be in the house trio backing up Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, Larry Gatlin and others at the legendary Town Hall here in NYC (flyer attached).

5. ENDORSING NEW LINE of DRUM BAGS: My friends at Revolution Drum Accessories have teamed with Big Bang Distribution and Ahead to launch a brand new line of heavy duty bags. The bags - called Ahead Armor Cases - are amazing and will be in all the major retail outlets (including GC) Check out the press release here: http://www.drummerszone.com/news/newsItem.php?n01ID=8648&type=3

I am featured prominently in the launch campaign for the Ahead Armor Cases: my mug can be found on an oversized poster at the Big Bang booth at this year's NAMM (see attached), as well as in the current issue of Modern Drummer (Keith Carlock on the cover).

6. DG FEATURE in CLASSIC DRUMMER: The latest issue of Classic Drummer Mag (Kenney Jones from the Faces on the cover) features a terrific article that somehow manages to pull together the extremely diverse amounts of stuff I do into one cohesive piece. Bravo!

Artist Links:

http://danielglass.com/intro.php

 

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