Jeff Ballard, Bill Stewart, Joey Baron, Roy Haynes, Jack DeJohnette, Jim Black, Jon Christensen, John Hollenbeck, Brian Blade, Ted Poor, Dan Weiss, Elvin Jones, Kenny Wolleson, Ed Blackwell, Dylan van der Schyff, Ed Thigpen, Peter Erskine, Collin Walcott, Dave King, Billy Higgins, Han Bennink, Ari Hoenig, Airto, Tony Williams, Tom Rainey, Matt Wilson, Gene Lake, Keith Carlock, Nate Smith, Daniel Humair and everyone I play with.
Drummer Alan Munshower, recognized for both his light touch and imaginative playing, has become one of the busiest freelance drummers in the Baltimore/DC region. Born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1979, Alan began pursuing drums at the age of 10 and moved to Baltimore in 1998 to study music on scholarship at Goucher College. Since earning his B.A. in music, Alan has performed at a variety of festivals in France, Canada and the US, and at venues such as The Blue Note New York, the 55 Bar, the Knitting Factory, and Twins Jazz. His duet with pianist Nobu Stowe has a recent album on the Soul Note label, featuring tabla master, Badal Roy. As a sideman, Alan can be seen regularly with Eva Castillo, Satabdi Express, MacGregor Burns, and playing stand-up bass with Sac Au Lait. Alan maintains a small private studio of percussion students in addition to teaching in Annapolis, Maryland. He is on the faculty of the Dance Department at Towson University where he works as an accompanist.
"Munshower shines as a sympathetic timekeeper via his expansive metrics and multihued cymbal shadings." - Glenn Astarita (ejazznews.com)
Hey Alan! Are you working at camp again this summer? I had a blast last year and if I can work my schedule around it I would love to volunteer again. Let me know! =)
thanks for coming out and lettin me rattle off:) so i woke up with a mega flu and have been sick ever since. bleh- let me know what's up if you got a gig or wanna hang out or whatever. cheers....
