Nathan Douds Group
October 4, 2010 - 8pm
Youngstown State University, OH
Bliss Hall, Room 2222
Personnel:
Daniel Bruce - Guitar
Chicago, IL
Justin Endler - Voice, Saxophone
Pittsburgh, PA
Kurt Kotheimer - Bass
Akron, OH
Dr. Jason Kush - Woodwinds
Pittsburgh, PA
Dan Murphy - Piano
Chicago, IL
Program:
AB Coda
528
Gypsy Lane
After Long Silence
Untitled #15
Zaza's
Savasana
The Nathan Douds Ensemble is a group that performs original compositions, which aim to combine any and all divergent musical styles including: contemporary and avant-garde jazz/improvisation, contemporary classical and chamber music, rock/fusion, various world musics, and electro-acoustic music. The members of this ensemble have immensely diverse musical influences, educational backgrounds, and career paths, all of which act as contributing factors in allowing the group to remain diverse and flexible in creating a unique musical language.
Nathan Douds is an active freelance percussionist, pianist, composer, and educator in the Cleveland and Pittsburgh areas. He has been performing professionally in many diverse genres for over 15 years, has toured internationally, and has performed with such artists as: Joe Lovano, Kenny Werner, John Hollenbeck, the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Michael Feinstein, Bobby Selvaggio, and Sean Jones. Nathan holds a Bachelor's Degree in Percussion Performance from Youngstown State University and a Master's Degree from Bowling Green State University in Jazz Studies: Applied Piano. He is currently adjunct faculty at Slippery Rock University (PA) and Youngstown State University (OH).
Other tour dates:
October 5, 2010 - 7:30pm
Slippery Rock University, PA
Swope Music Building, Recital Hall
October 6, 2010 - 9pm
Denison University, OH
Huffman Hall, Bandersnatch
October 7-8, 2010
Artists in Residence, University of Southern Illinois
October 8, 2010 - 7:30pm
University of Southern Illinois, IL
Altgeld Hall, Large Rehearsal Room
October 9, 2010 - 7:00pm
Chicago Academy for the Arts, ILNathan Douds - Percussion, Compositions
Cleveland, OH
