Founded as a parade corps in 1958, Blue Knights has been a Drum Corps International World Championship finalist many times. The corps is known for its often dark-sounding musical programs and strong use of body movement in their visual offerings. The Blue Knights organization also offers a winter brass ensemble that performs throughout the Denver area, two competitive indoor marching percussion ensembles and "Stampede", the official drum line of the NFL's Denver Broncos.
Bill Bachman studied percussion performance at the University of North Texas and is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. Bill has played with and instructed many award winning marching percussion groups including the UNT drumline, Cadets, Bluecoats, Blue Knights, and Carolina Crown in his 12 years touring with Drum and Bugle Corps.
Known in Italy as a classic Jazz drummer.
Over the years he has played with Mica Paris, Eternal, the Spice Girls, Michelle Gayle, Lighthouse Family, Bond, Garath Gates, Will Young, Daniel Bedingfield, Queen Latifah, Cirque Du Soleil and is cu...
Nick Bailey is one of Europe's most versatile percussionists, constantly switching between different genres of music, with his extremely visual style of performance playing a big part in many of his m...
By the time he was sixteen he was recording and touring the UK and USA with Johnny Nash and the great Bob Marley. By eighteen he had recorded Jeff Beck's biggest selling album "Blow By Blow" (197...
Michael Baker is joking when he calls himself "the last of the dinosaurs," but Whitney Houston's longtime drummer is definitely attuned to the traditions of an earlier time.
Ginger Baker's drumming talent and innovative skills set a new standard for rock drummers throughout the world. When Cream disbanded in November 1968, Baker helped form "Blind Faith" with Eric Clapton...
There is definitely something to be said about "honoring the song". This is exactly what Melvin "Melly" Baldwin does. Melly is and has always been adamant about learning an artist's music first and then adding the live feel to it without stepping over the lines. He is truly an artist's drummer.
Patti Ballinas, half Scottish and half Mexican, started to play drums at the age of 8 years...