Private instruction with Joe Morello. Drummer for the Dave Brubeck quartet.
Private instruction with Jim Chapin. Author of Advanced Techniques For The Modern Drummer.
Snare drum development with Don Silva. Director of the Sacramento Free Lancers Drum and Bugle Corps.
Private drumset lessons on sight reading and drum chart interpretation with Ken French. Seattle based drummer and retired US Air Force big band drummer.
Advanced orchestral drumming with Galen Lemmon percussionist for the San Jose Symphonic Choir.
Private lesson with Mike Shreve. Original drummer for Santana.
Big band and pit band playing under the direction of reknown Los Angeles trumpeter and music educator Jack Weaton, Phd.
Some of the groups I've drummed for: The Dennis Peters Band, Pat Mash's Big Band Express, Louise Drive, The James Jaison Jazz Trio, The Imperial Swing Band, The Chuck Lambert Band, The Box Tops,
Bob White and the White Boys, Perception, Grey Wolf Country Band, San Jose Symphonic Choir, Black Eyed Bluesy, Terraplane Blues Band, The Chernova Kalyna Orchestra, AL James & Spare Change, Bennie HiFi and The Aces
Sounds Like
The Starland Ballroom
Gretsch Round Badge,
Natural Cherry Stain
22" bass drum,
12" rack tom,
16" floor tom
Ludwig Keystone Badge 14 x 5 Supraphonic
Ziljian,
13" A. New Beat hi-hats,
16" A. crash,
19" A. crash/ride,
22" A. deep ride
Evans Emad bass heads,
Remo ambassador snare & tom heads,
Vic Firth sticks,
Speed King pedal,
Tama Power Glide hi-hat
Ed, checked you out on you tube love the sound of dennis peters band, i will check out the next show. also louise drive, the lead guitar player sells me lumber and such in edison. i will be with my band Take Cover this sat. nite 9:30 pm hope to see you. Tommy K.
Hello Ed, Nice to meet you. Thank you for the addition to your page. I would graciously appreciate you lending an ear to my new tunes and adding a comment to my page. Kind regards,Danny Ladd
It's very rare these days to find a trio capable of delivering a genuinely rambunctious drive, while still also possessing the subtle soulful flare that we personally experienced when seeing THE DENNIS PETERS BAND. Your performance at The Starland Ballroom proved to be nothing short of accelerating. And the crowd certainly responded accordingly-- They loved it... Thanks for inviting us to a truly memorable night of blistering blues and rambling rock. It was a blast!
2008 was a turbulent year to say the least. Practically the entire world's economy was put through the proverbial ringer. We have to hope and believe that 2009 will usher in a new year of stability. We all share a love of music, art and culture. And that love bonds us together and gives us strength and a sense of unity.
We've been dealt plenty of hardship in 2008-- We lost some cherished members of our closely knit music family. Musicians who will always hold a place in our hearts. Bo Diddley, Isaac Hayes, Buddy Miles, Freddie Hubbard, Mitch Mitchell, Jimmy Carl Black, Danny Federici and Ola Brunkert all passed away in 2008.
Let's try to walk into 2009 with optimism. Big Stick is continuing to mix new tracks. We're doing some music work for racing video games. We're producing some videos featuring John's artwork. Yanna's continuing to do her sculpture work in bronze. We hope that you're planning on making the most of 2009. May the world experience more peace and comfort. Let's have a New Year of health, joy and peace.
We understand that there's a whole lot of people not feeling particularly "THANKFUL". We're not going to try to candy coat the rough times some folks are now living through. We're aware of all the folks who are either getting their hours at work drastically reduced or losing their jobs entirely. We all see the reports on TV, we all hear what's being said on the radio and we all read the dreadful outlook printed in our periodicals.
However, we hope that everyone reading this message can reach in their heart and find the people and places in their life (past or present) that bring them a sense of warmth and thankful thoughts. And lets keep those in our thoughts who might be experiencing extreme hardship and are seeking additional inspiration and strength. It's normal to feel contempt for the world's merciless ills, but please try to also feel the heartfelt warmth that comes when contemplating all that is good in our life.
Needless to say, when the discussion turns to who is among the very best of percussionist on the eastern seaboard, the name "Ed Trygar" always comes up... That's just a given...
