Dr. Jason Baker serves as Director of Percussion Studies and Assistant Professor of Music at Mississippi State University. Jason completed a Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of North Texas. He holds a Master of Music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Music degree (Magna cum Laude) from the University of Connecticut. An active performer, Jason is a member of the Tupelo Symphony Orchestra (principal timpanist), Starkville Symphony Orchestra (principal percussionist), State Messengers faculty jazz combo, and the Bain Percussion Group. He has also performed with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and the Meridian (MS) Symphony Orchestra. Also a frequent solo performer and clinician, Jason has performed at four Percussive Arts...
The late writer George Plimpton was famous for his participatory journalism: He risked life and limb while playing quarterback for the Detroit Lions, trading punches with boxer Archie Moore, blocking 100-mile-an-hour hockey pucks as goaltender for the Boston Bruins. All to get a good story.
But the only time Plimpton admitted getting scared was when he played triangle for the New York Philharmonic, facing conductor Leonard Bernstein.
"He would stare at Bernstein over the top of the triangle, metal rods gripped tightly, and look for some cue in the whirlwind of Bernstein's movements that suggested it was time for him to play. And then: 'Ping!'"
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Everyone knows that Grover Pro Percussion manufactures products that are used by many of the world's top orchestral professionals, but, our products are also favored among top performing percussion ensembles too (see below)! Be sure to hear these fine performers at PASIC: John Tafoya - Indiana University, Former Principal Timpanist-National Symphony SGM Bill Elliot - U.S. Army Band Rich Redmond - Nashville Session Drummer Peter Kates - Bergen (Norway) Philharmonic Sherry Rubins - University of Texas / San Antonio Symphony Susan Powell - Ohio State University Thomas Burritt - University of North Texas Anders Astrand - Renown Percussionist/Composer Will Hudgins - Boston Symphony / New England Conservatory Dr. John Parks & The Florida State University Percussion Ensemble Dr. Dan Moore...
Grover Endorser Taku Hirano is currently touring with the "Michael Jackson Immortal World Tour". This multi-media extravaganza is produced by the innovative Cirque du Soleil and the production is simply amazing!
The tour runs through the end of August 2012. Be sure to catch the show, and Taku, in a city near you.
Check out Taku's massive percussion rig which is a work of art in itself! Combine that with Taku's great musical artistry and you get one of the coolest Grover Endorser projects to date!
Grover Pro Artist Pete Korpela is currently touring with Grammy Award Winner Josh Groban. Pete previously toured for over three years throughout the United States with the 1st National Tour of the Tony award winning musical "The Lion King" both as a marimbist and featured on-stage percussionist. An accomplished musician, in 2010 Pete performed with Cirque du Soleil as a musical director and lead drummer in a nationally televised project presenting the new “Xbox 360 Kinect” gaming console. Pete recently wrote us, "I am currently on Josh Groban's World Tour, using Grover tambourines, triangle beaters and Spectrasound Chimes. Also, I did this commercial shoot for Fox Football and it's airing on the Monday Night Football game on FOX. I was...
