Jerry Leake Presents North and South Indian Percussion Solos and Rhythm Theory
Artist, teacher, and percussionist Jerry Leake will present this master class/clinic. Leake is the cofounder of the award- winning world-music ensemble Natraj and performs with Club d'Elf and the Agbekor Society. His world-rock-fusion octet Cubist has gained national recognition with three CDs released. On tabla, Leake has accompanied Ali Akbar Khan, Steve Gorn, Sharafat Ali Khan, and Chitravena Ravikiran, to name a few.
This clinic will address:
• North and South Indian percussion solos
• Merging rhythm theory and practice
• Compositional forms and improvisation
• Tihai cadences and ginti number compositions
• Alternate set-ups combining cultures, instruments, and technique