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#19 Stefon Harris- 4 Time Grammy Nominated Vibraphone/Marimba Player & The Head of The Manhattan School of Music Dept. of Jazz

#19 Stefon Harris- 4 Time Grammy Nominated Vibraphone/Marimba Player & The Head of The Manhattan School of Music Dept. of Jazz

The Ana Grace Project started by Jimmy and Nelba Greene. Check it out and if you can support it!

D'Addario awards six Chicago area music education grants.

This is the new Nord Drum 3P Multipad. Here is a review of that drumpad with a video so you can hear some of the sounds included. 

This is the Harmony Cloud App and a video introduction (below)...

This is the TED talk Stefon did about there being no mistakes on the bandstand. 

Here's an article on Stefon becoming the new head of the Jazz Department for the Manhattan School of Music. 

Stefon performing with the San Francisco Jazz Collective...

This is the new Omega Vibe from Malletech being performed by Stefon and a few other top mallet players in the world at Pasic. His new signature series mallets (also by Malletech) are coming soon. Similar to the Albright mallets used by Milt Jackson. 

Stay tuned for Stefon's forthcoming album with his band Blackout called, "Sonic Creed" in the spring of 2018.

The two albums Stefon mentioned as being life changing/influential are "Songs in the Key of Life" by Stevie Wonder and "Here's to Life" by Shirley Horn. 

You can keep up with Stefon on his Website, Facebook, & Twitter. For more info about the Manhattan School of Music, you can go here.

Stefon uses Malletech Mallets and Vibraphones & Marimbas exclusively. 

#20 Eguie Castrillo- Timbale Great & Percussion Faculty at Berklee College of Music

#20 Eguie Castrillo- Timbale Great & Percussion Faculty at Berklee College of Music

#18 Andy Tamulynas- Category Manager of Drumsticks & Mallets for Vic Firth/Zildjian Company

#18 Andy Tamulynas- Category Manager of Drumsticks & Mallets for Vic Firth/Zildjian Company