Labels IBis, Sackville Genres Jazz, Classical music Years active 1960–present Record label Sackville Records | Instruments Drums, percussion Role Author Origin Phoenix, Arizona Name Peter Magadini | |
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Born January 25, 1942 (age 82)
Great Barrington, Massachusetts ( 1942-01-25 ) Occupation(s) Drummer
Percussionist
Composer
Drum Educator Albums Live at Claudio's, Bones Blues, Polyrhythm Associated acts Diana Ross, Bobbie Gentry, George Duke, Al Jarreau, Don Menza, Barney Kessel, Mose Allison Books Polyrhythms for the Drumset, The Musicians Guide to, Drummer's Guide to Music Th, Learn to Play the Drum Set, Learn to Play the Drumset Similar People Don Menza, George Lawrence Stone, Louie Bellson | ||
Birth name Peter Charles Magadini | ||
Polyrhythm triplets and a west african drum pattern peter magadini
"Peter Charles 'Pete' Magadini (January 25, 1942) is an American drummer,|Jazz drummer]], percussionist, educator and author of books on drumming and drum technique. He is known for his body of work (instructional books and videos) concerning the comprehension and execution of musical polyrhythms, especially the book The Musicians Guide to Polyrhythms. Magadini has recorded and performed with Diana Ross, Bobbie Gentry, George Duke, Al Jarreau, Don Menza, John Handy and Mose Allison.
Contents
- Polyrhythm triplets and a west african drum pattern peter magadini
- Peter magadini polyrhythms an introduction for all musicians
- Biography
- Polyrhythyms
- Pedagogy
- Discography
- Videos
- Books
- References
Peter magadini polyrhythms an introduction for all musicians
Biography
Magadini was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts to Charles and Ruth Magadini. At the age of 6 the family moved to Palm Springs, California where he played in the elementary school band. Magadini's professional career began recording singles for Lee Hazlewood and Lester Sill while attending high school in Phoenix, Arizona. In Phoenix he studied with his first and most influential teacher Donald Bothwell and was heavily influenced by the playing of Max Roach.
In 1960 Magadini studied drum set with Roy Burns at the Henry Adler Drum School in New York City. He then enrolled at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where he studied timpani with New York Philharmonic timpanist Roland Kohloff, graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1965. During his time in San Francisco he formed a trio with keyboardist George Duke, also a student at the Conservatory, and performed with the Oakland Symphony Orchestra.In 1973 he graduated from the University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada) with a Masters Degree in Percussion & Performance - "w.distinction"
In 1968, while teaching at his alma mater, Magadini was awarded a fellowship to perform with The Berkshire Music Festival Orchestra at Tanglewood. The next year he moved to Los Angeles where he taught drums at the Hollywood Professional Drum Shop and played with the Don Menza quartet. Magadini toured with Bobbie Gentry through 1969 before joining Diana Ross' first band as a solo artist. After touring with Ross from 1970 - 1971 he attended the University of Toronto, receiving a Master of Music degree in 1973.
In 1976 he produced Polyrhthym, for the IBis label, featuring himself, George Duke, Don Menza and Dave Young. His second album, Bones Blues, with Dave Young, Don Menza and Wray Downs, received a Juno award nomination for Best Jazz Album of the Year in 1979. Magadini has also performed extensively with and produced recordings for blues-jazz vocalist Mose Allison.
From 1988 to 1997 he taught at McGill and Concordia Universities in Montreal and at the Brubeck Institute, University of the Pacific from 2003-2007. He also maintains a private teaching practice in the California Bay Area.
Polyrhythyms
Magadini is widely known for his interest and expertise in polyrhythms as applied in western music and drum set. Originally inspired by his studies with tabla player Mahapurush Misra in 1966, he has published two major works on the subject: Polyrhythms for the Drumset and Polyrhythms: The Musicians Guide, (first published in two volumes in 1967) which Modern Drummer magazine ranked 6th in their survey of "The 25 Best Drum Books." In 2012 he published The Official 26 Polyrhythm Rudiments.
Pedagogy
Teachers:
Formal Education:
Notable Students: Steve Smith (Polyrhythms For The Drumset) - Michael Shrieve (Santana] - Mike Johnston (Lessons with Mike) - Paul Delong - Ches Smith - Tim Carr - Diane Vitalich-(Ace of Cups) Dan Tomlinson - Robert Kaufman - Chad Wackerman - Dave Brogan (ALO) - Leah Bowden - Cory Jerome Cox (Brubeck Institute) - Nick deRyss (Day Wave) - Dawn Richardson (Tracy Chapman, Shana Morrison)
Discography
(as a drummer/ leader / producer)
1971 "Diana" Diana Ross (Motown) drms. 1976 - Polyrhythm (IBis recordings) prdcr+drms. 1977 - Bones Blues Sackville Records prdcr.+drms. Juno award Nominee 2000 - Night Dreamers (Timeless) prdcr.drums 2015 - Mose Allison Live in California (As sideman and producer for IBis) www.moseallisonamericanlegend.com 2015 - "Outside in the Present" (Quadwrangle Music)
Videos
2006 - Jazz Drums Hal Leonard Corporation|Hal Leonard
Books
1980 – Learn to Play the Drumset (Book 1)
(Hal Leonard Publishing) 1982 – Learn to Play the Drumset (Book 2)
( HL Pub.) 1982 - Music We Can See and Hear
Music book for children in the classroom 1986 – Drummer's Guide to Music Theory
(out of print) 1995 – Polyrhythms for the Drumset
(Alfred Publishing) 1998 – Complete Drumset Rudiments
(H.L.Pub>) 2001 (First Published 1968) - Polyrhythms - the Musician's Guide (H.L.Pub.) 1993 #6 the 25 Worlds Greatest Drum Books (Modern Drummer Magazine) 2017 'All In One' "Learn to Play The Drumset" Peter's complete method from beginner to advanced (H.L. Pub.)