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SCOTT KETTNER (Artistic Director/Founder The Nation Beat and Maracatu New York) Drummer,Percussionist,Composer,Recording artist Scott Kettner is building a unique position for himself in the world of Jazz and Contemporary World Music. A graduate of The New School University Jazz and Contemporary Music program, Kettner has studied intensively in Brazil and in 2004 became a member of one of the oldest existing traditional Maracatu groups from Recife, Brazil, Maracatu Nação Estrela Brilhante (founded in 1906). In 2003 and 2005 Scott was awarded an artist grant from The Brooklyn Arts Council for his project Maracatu New York and The Nation Beat and was just elected a 2006 Latin Jazz Ambassador by the U.S. State Department. Scott is also a faculty member of The New School University’s Jazz and Contemporary Music Program where he conducts the Brazilian Maracatu Percussion class.

As a sideman, Kettner has worked and recorded with "Beat The Donkey" led by world famous Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptistal, the great Klezmer trumpeter Frank London and the Klezmer Brass Allstarsl. He has also worked with the Latin jazz group "Annette Aguilar’s String Beans", African Drum and Dance group of NYC "Magbana", Finnish folkloric group Kaiku, and Forro For All”. Scott composed and recorded for the latest Cascabulho CD, a world famous Mangue Beat group from Recife, Brazil, which was nominated for a 2005 Latin Grammy Award.l Also, in 2005 Scott was awarded an artist grant by the Brazilian government to bring his group The Nation Beat to Recife, Brazil to record a CD together with the traditional Maracatu group Estrela Brilhante.

Scott’s passion for world music, particularly Brazilian music, recently led him to a very unique apprenticeship in Brazil. Upon graduating from The New School University Jazz and Contemporary music program Scott lived in Brazil and studied with percussion master Jorge Martins da Silva. It was here that Jorge introduced Scott to the rhythms and instruments from the northeastern region of Brazil, particularly Maracatu de Baque Virado.

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