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.
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
Hey Phil, your classes are awesome, thanks for teaching me everything! see you on thursdays. Oh and Harry and I are available for help with that show on tuesday if you need it
Philly Jo! Haven't had a chance to check out your film work yet, but I'm sure it's grand. Life in Nashburg is hot in the summer, but grand. Great players. I'll holler when I get back that way. I miss yo' grooves. Hey to Michelle.
Phil,
hey...greetings on MySpace...thanks for lookin' me up in cyberland! Wishing you a great 2007 and hope to see on a trip back to the Bay!
Great sounds! -John
Mutha friggin' Phil Hawkins....man, I remember this guy back before he was world famous and had that lemonade stand out on Douglas st....he'd sell lemons all day long to pay for that first drumset, then BAM! He took over the WORLD!
Good to see you out here yonder on the internerd. Your hair STILL looks beautifull! All the best ICT 'bro.....-jp
