Jonathan Shapiro

Jonathan Shapiro

Germany

Dr. Jonathan Shapiro is an advocate for new music and an active performer of solo and chamber works for percussion. Based in northern Germany, he is the percussionist for the Decoder Ensemble and RADAR ensemble. He appears frequently as a guest performer with such ensembles as MusikFabrik, Ensemble Resonanz, Zafraan Ensemble, and the oh ton-ensemble. Jonathan has also performed with such groups as the Percussionists of the New York Philharmonic, Alarm Will Sound, Signal, Newband, Argento Chamber Ensemble, Talujon Percussion Quartet, International Ensemble Modern Akademie, and the Bang on a Can All-Stars

Jonathan holds degrees from the Interlochen Arts Academy (HS), Manhattan School of Music (BM), SUNY Stony Brook (MM, DMA) and the Musikhochschule La¼beck (Advanced Studies). Jonathan has given lectures on contemporary percussion literature at the Shanghai Conservatory, Poznan Conservatory, SUNY Stony Brook and the Juilliard Summer Percussion Seminar. Jonathan is an endorser for Black Swamp Percussion, Mike Balter Mallets, and Zildjian Cymbals.

Jonathan Shapiro'S SETUP:

1.14" HiHats - K Constantinople (top), K Custom Session (bottom) *
2.Stack - 9" FX Oriental Trash Splash (bottom), 6" Splash (top) *
3.19" K Dark Thin Crashes
4.22" K Custom High Definition Ride
5.10" FX China Trash

6.15" FX Azuka Latin Multi-Crash *
7.16" K Dark Thin Crashes

* May be prototype

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  • WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

    Play as much as you can with as many good musicians as you can. Hang in there, don't get discouraged.

  • WORDS OF WISDOM FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF DRUMMERS

    Constaninople, Custom Special Dry

  • FAVORITE ZILDJIAN CYMBAL/COMBO

    Dark, Complex, Beautiful

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