Brain Duke (USA)

Drums (e)

Brian Duke an American drummer from sweet home Chicago, Illinois USA, brings with him over 30 years of teaching and performance experience. Mr. Duke attended Lincoln College and Northern Illinois University, studying music performance and ethnomusicology (world music). While on his life time journey of music, he has studied with many great educators and musicians namely, Robert Chappell and Rich Holly of NIU, and jazz drumming great Paul Wertico formerly of the Pat Metheny Group. As a performing artist he has acquired a wealth of knowledge and experience playing many genres of music, i.e. jazz, rock, blues, r&b, classical symphonic orchestral, big band, country& western swing , original and traditional world music, as well as leading his own jazz and rock bands over the years. He has been fortunate to have recorded and shared the stage with many great recording artists namely, jazz vocalist Diane Schuur, Ray Charles, guitar great Fareed Haque and steelpan drummer Andy Narell. Duke Has traveled, performed and taught throughout the world. Since arriving in Shanghai in 2008, he has made himself right at home teaching and performing in many cities, hotels, schools and clubs in China, and is currently very happy to be teaching at the JZ School of Music Shanghai.