Here's the line-up for the new recording:
Phil Hawkins - steelpans, percussion, drums, Ray Obiedo - guitar, Marc van Wageningen - bass, Paul van Wageningen - drums, Michael Spiro - perc, Randy Brecker - trumpet, Michelle Hawkins, Jessica Vautor - vocals
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Phil Hawkins is a master percussionist, an accomplished jazz
drummer and one of the leading innovators of music for the steelpan. As a percussionist and drummer he has traveled throughout the United States, the Caribbean and South America to perform concerts, teach clinics and study percussion.
Originally from Topeka, Kansas, Phil completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in music at Wichita State University where he remained as adjunct faculty, directing the Steelband and Latin Jazz Ensembles. In 1998, Phil moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where he quickly gained a reputation as a versatile drummer with groups such as Three Tenors No Opera (Sea Breeze Records), Rolando Morales, Wild Mango, Joe Craven, Pete Escovedo, Sam Bevan, Ray Obiedo and Irish music master Ron Kavana (Proper Records, UK). A friendship with world renown percussionist Michael Spiro eventually led Phil to begin work on his recently released debut CD, “H2O.” He also met and collaborated with vibraphonist Gerry Grosz and bassist Jim Kerwin (David Grisman Quartet) on the 2001 release, “The Cosmic Buzz.”
Throughout his career Phil has been an active teacher, working for the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts in Richmond, CA, the Oakland Fine Arts Summer School and the National Guitar Workshop in Los Angeles and San Francisco. In addition, he has given clinics at Miami University Ohio, Boise State University, the Wichita Jazz Festival and the Ellie Mannette Steel Drum Workshop in Morgantown, WV. In the Fall of 2004 he was offered a tenure-track position as a member of the music faculty at Mission College in Santa Clara where he currently teaches World Music, MIDI and Digital Audio courses and directs the Mission Percussion Ensemble.
In 1993 he started his own publishing company, P. Note Music, to promote his original music. His catalogue is substantial and the list of schools that have performed his works includes Ithaca College, University of Miami Ohio, University of Illinois, Wichita State University, Brigham Young, Clemson University and Northern Kentucky University to name a few. In addition to the thirty-one compositions for steelpan, Phil has also published several books including, “World Rhythms for Kids: Caribbean Carnival,” “Caribbean Jazz Ensemble,” “Pan Rhythm,” and “Pan Combo v. 1.”
From 2002 - 2004 Phil lived in Los Angeles where he continued to work as a jazz drummer. While there he began recording “H2O,” employing the legendary Alex Acuña on drums and percussion. Phil also worked on other recording projects for Caribbean vocalist Jessica Vautor, singer Kathleen Grace, Disney Internet Group, the University of Southern California Vocal Jazz Ensemble and film score composer Patrick Kirst.
Phil’s current recording project “H2O,” (Ramajay Records - 2005) is the culmination of his work as
a composer, percussionist and pan player. “H2O” is a mostly instrumental album that showcases Phil’s incredible talents as a composer and steelpan performer. The band includes Paul and Marc van Wageningen on drums and bass, Michael Spiro on percussion, pianist Matt Clark and features
a number of special guests including John Calloway, Alex Acuña, Jessica Vautor, Gerry Grosz and James Moore.
Wuzzup Duuude... :P One of these days I will have to make you a CD of some stuff I found of us back in High School...Kinda Cool-Kinda Crappy, It will make you smile though!
What a great time we had ! I will never forget this 4 days of recording! I can't wait to hear the songs! You are a great composer Phil! see you soon,many hugs to my favorite people ,I miss you guys! Jess
Feliz Cumple anos!!!!!!! Why I am not there with you eating chocolate brownies cake? I am very upset!!!!! Are you still having the whole birthday bash this week end??????????? you forgot about me !!!!! ha! salopard! well ,Happy befday anyway to my favorite druma! Love you,jess
hahaha cool! let's record ! I 'll bring some mics too,I tried ROYER mics pretty nice ribbon mics ,and they give me some love ,I'll bring my arsenal! Is Randy gonna come down too?We can have a slumber party and a pillow fight! ps: for the record,I want my own brownie dish,cause Randy loves chocolate too and I don't want him digging in my dish.. and some of that mango salad you made ...that was so good !hahaha !Jess
