Russ Gold
Russ Gold
Over 50 years of professional experience. CBS recording artist. Published by Hal Leonard/Berklee press
Performing
Performing
“Inventive”, and “an uncanny combination of power, drive, and delicate touch”, is how David Berkowitz of CBS Records describes the talent of drummer/percussionist Russ Gold. He has toured extensively throughout the US, Europe, and Asia., performing with jazz, rock, fusion, and theater groups. “His musicianship and timing were extraordinary”, wrote Joe Watts of the Montrose Voice in Houston, acclaiming Russ’ performance as solo multipercussionist with the American Repertory Theater. Russ’ performing experience includes work with musicians as diverse as Gary Lyons (producer of Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead) Johnny Colla of Huey Lewis and the News, Seth Justman of the J. Giles Band, CBS Fusion artists Full Circle, and jazz greats Tom Scott, Sam Rivers, George Coleman, Dave Douglas, and Howard Johnson.
During his tenure with Full Circle, the band won “Best Jazz Group” at the San Sebastian Jazz Festival, and garnered Boston Music Awards “Best Jazz Record on a Major Label”.
His talent has also been recognized by endorsements of Sabian cymbals, Pro-Mark sticks, Fishman transducers, and Kurzweil synthesizers.
“‘Aint to Proud”- Golden Gate Theater, SF and Safe Center Sacramento
“Mean Girls”- Golden Gate Theater, San Francisco
“Moulin Rouge” The Orpheum, San Francisco
"Vegas Nocturne"- Rose. Rabbit. Lie. at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas
“Jersey Boys”- First National Tour of US
“Wicked”- San Francisco, Sacramento
“Rent”- Performed for both the stage play and the movie
“The King Stag”- (Julie Taymor creation) World tour including: Russia, Taiwan, Italy, Spain, England, and Japan.
“West Side Story”- 6 Month tour throughout Germany
“Best Jazz Group” (Full Circle)- San Sebastian Jazz Festival
“Best Jazz Record on a Major Label”- (Full Circle) Boston Music Awards
Grammy© Nomination- “Points of View” (Nando Lauria)
Grammy© Nomination- “Meet Me Anywhere” (Natraj)
Buddy Rich “Jazz Masters” Award, Berklee College of Music
Montreaux Jazz Festival
Monterey Jazz Festival
North Sea Jazz Festival
First National Jazz Festival Acra, Ghana
Bermuda Jazz Fest
San Sebastian Jazz Fest
Mitsui Theater Festival, Tokyo
Venice Bianalle, Venice Italy
Checkov International Theater Festival Moscow, Russia
Bachelors of Music: Berklee College of Music
Student of Alan Dawson, Dave Garibaldi, Gary Chaffee, Bob Moses, John Riley
George Coleman, Sam Rivers, Mick Goodrick, Miroslav Vitous, Tom Scott, Glen Velez, Johnny Colla, Huey Lewis, Boz Scaggs, Seth Justman, Magic Dick, Dan Zinn, Julie Homi, Barry Finnerty, Debbie Gibson, Christian Tamburr, Dave Douglas, Howard Johnson, Stu Hamm, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Rapp, Julie Taymor, Elliott Goldenthal, Mike Jones, Steve Casanelli, Christine Andreas, Franc D' Ambrosio, Susan Sontag.
Advance your creativity and command of the drum set! Phrasing will help you expand your vocabulary by using standard rudiments and essential rhythmic concepts, making your playing more conversational, dynamic, and focused. First, you'll learn a core set of phrases that are the basis for all the exercises. Then, each of the 50 lessons applies rudiments and innovative stickings to the phrases to explode the rhythmic potential of standard practice routines. This process will give you a comprehensive drum set vocabulary that you can bring to all groove styles.
Lessons and Clinics
Lessons and Clinics
An Accomplished drummer with over 40 years of private teaching experience, Russ believes that coaching benefits musicians at all levels. A graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, Russ has personally studied with several world-class instructor/performers including David Garibaldi (Tower of Power), Alan Dawson (Jazz Master who played with Dexter Gordon among others), Bob Moses (Pat Metheny), John Riley, and Gary Chaffee.
Russ uses a completely customized approach that focuses on the students interests and goals. He believes that it's important to keep studies true to real world drumming so that exercises are relevant to what is in the students ear and heart. Russ continues, "Really, all drum exercises should have rhythm in mind, some phrase that puts the exercise into musical context. That way the work the student is doing can be immediately applied to the drums and turned into music!"
His unique approach is featured in the book "Phrasing": Advanced Rudiments for Creative Drumming" published by Hal Leonard and is available on Amazon.
Russ is available to present group clinics demonstrating approaches and exercises from his book "Phrasing: Advanced Rudiments for Creative Drumming", including talks on musicality, groove and concepts for stage and theater drumming.
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