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Jamie Ryan – Drums
Percussionist Jamie V. Ryan thrives on playing and teaching many types of music. He performs regularly with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and the Madison Symphony Orchestra. An active solo and chamber musician, Jamie has played with the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society, the Oakwood Chamber Players, and the Tool and Drum Ensemble. In 1999, Jamie co-founded the Africa->West Percussion Trio, which plays its own music influenced by the African Diaspora and the Western tradition, as well as standard repertoire for chamber percussion. The trio performs and gives masterclasses and workshops throughout the country, and is in residence at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. They have released two CDs and can be found at www.africawesttrio.com. El Clan Destino (www.elclandestinomusic.com), Jamie’s hyper-ecstatic Afro-Cuban quartet in which he plays congas and the sacred bata drums, has released one recording, in addition to playing festivals, concert halls, and clubs across the United States. Jamie is also in demand as a drumset artist across the Midwest. He currently plays with Tim Whalen’s Trio, Nonet, and Tribute to Art Blakey bands, avant-metal group Freighter, and numerous other groups in the jazz, rock, and Latin music genres. He has also toured Europe with the Leo Sidran band, and recorded for the GoJazz and Stellar Records labels. He has taught at Mansfield University, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and Lawrence University, where he will teach again in the winter of 2009. Jamie received his B.M. from Lawrence University (magna cum laude), and his M.M. from the University of Wisconsin. He is currently a dissertator in the D.M.A. program at the University of Wisconsin. Jamie lives in Madison, WI, with his wife, Kathleen, their dog, Liam, and their new daughter, Fiona.
