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David K. Freeman

David K Freeman is a musician/producer based in Brooklyn, New York. He has traveled extensively to study music, including in the Dominican Republic and India. His work is infused with a passion for Jazz, Latin, and Folk music traditions. David is celebrating his latest album Overview Effect and remains an active member of the Outer Bridge Ensemble, The Biryani Boys, Sha’ar and collaborates on projects in the visual arts, dance, and film, including the composition and performance of original music for PBS' The Mind of a Chef and The Love Guru motion picture soundtrack.

David has worked with notable artists such as Mike Myers (SNL), Douglas Keeve, Alan Cumming, Annie Lanzillatto Jimmy Buffett, Billy Martin (MMW), James Zollar, Gwen Laster, Daniel Carter, Fast Forward, Brent Green, Paul Rucker, Stephen Chopek, Nadine LaFond, Alicia Jo Rabins, Daniel Saks, Wyndham Boylan-Garnett, Lilah Larson, Lou Guarneri among many others.

Selected performances include Symphony Space, Joe's Pub, The Blue Note, The Stone, 55 Bar, Rockwood Music Hall, The Living Room, Jazz and Colors Festival, BRIC Arts, Roulette, ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn Bowl, Baby's All Right, Brooklyn Raga Massive, The Bearsville Theatre, Blues Alley, Grounds for Sculpture Park, Fine Art Museum Boston, Washington Jewish Music Festival, Chicago World Music Festival, Ottawa International Jazz Festival, Calgary International Jazz Festival, SaskTel Saskatchewan International Jazz Festival.

David currently holds an Adjunct Professor position at Pace University where he teaches Jazz Music History, The Entertainment Industry, Writing for Print Media and Public Speaking and is a board member for the Association of Teaching Artists.

Gear

Drums / Percussion.


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Album Review

David k Freeman: Citizen Orchestra Volume One

Read "Citizen Orchestra Volume One" reviewed by Budd Kopman


David k Freeman is the drummer/percussionist in pianist Steve Hudson's Outer Bridge Ensemble, which has released Outer Bridge (Self Published, 2005) and Seamless (Groovaholic Music, 2007). Freeman's Citizen Orchestra Volume One continues the attitude of Hudson's group, which is to create music that is the merging of many styles. Freeman studies tabla, and narrows the stylistic merging, fusing jazz only with Indian music. The resulting sound is different in emphasis from that of Rudresh Mahanthappa, who not ...

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Primary Instrument

Percussion

Willing to teach

Beginner to advanced

Credentials/Background

Conduct Hand drum workshops for individuals and groups as well as tabla and drumset, rhythmic studies and improvisation.

Clinic/Workshop Information

Teaching improvisation in small ensemble setting for high school music students.

Music

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