Charlie Harrington

”Great chops...a real swinging drummer.” Louie Bellson

”He's the real deal...” Ray Bauduc

”Swing!...” Freddie Green

”Reminds me of a young Davey Tough...” Woody Herman

”Great sense of rhythm and phrasing...” Ed Shaughnessy

”A jazz master and a real treasure who should not be missed.” Time Out New York

”...based out of Chicago he's worth seeing whenever he ventures to town. Be ready to experience brilliance and artistry on a level not often heard these days.” Brooklyn Free Press

”If avante-garde or experimental jazz is what you seek he's not what you're looking for

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”Great chops...a real swinging drummer.” Louie Bellson

”He's the real deal...” Ray Bauduc

”Swing!...” Freddie Green

”Reminds me of a young Davey Tough...” Woody Herman

”Great sense of rhythm and phrasing...” Ed Shaughnessy

”A jazz master and a real treasure who should not be missed.” Time Out New York

”...based out of Chicago he's worth seeing whenever he ventures to town. Be ready to experience brilliance and artistry on a level not often heard these days.” Brooklyn Free Press

”If avante-garde or experimental jazz is what you seek he's not what you're looking for. If you want toe tapping, finger snapping, head bobbing lively music that swings he delivers it with passion, conviction, and without remorse.” Philadelphia Bulletin

”...fantastic all around musician that propels his kit and the group into new realms of taste and groove. He's a hard-driving straight ahead no nonsense performer that truly makes the music come alive.” Detroit Free Press

”Watching him perform was an unforgettable experience. He is animated and a bundle of energy: a syncopated Zen master. The group was brighter and more interesting due to his driving rhythmic pulse.” Houston Gazette

”Mr. Harrington's musicianship will remind you of the technical prowess and showmanship of the big band drummers of yore, infused with humility and class. His natural flow of playing has essential qualities, including a balance of rigor and elasticity.” Chicago Standard

”...his inimitable antagonistic percussive prodding, coupled with a dazzling display of virtuosic improvisational madness, was breathtaking.” San Mateo Daily News

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Primary Instrument

Drums

Location

Chicago

Willing to teach

Intermediate to advanced

Credentials/Background

Charlie continues to impart his knowledge to drummers everywhere. He is a member of the Professional Drum Teachers Guild, the Percussive Arts Society (PAS), and the National Association of Rudimental Drummers (NARD). He is also a member of the Vic Firth Inc., Education Team as well as the Jazz Education Network (JEN).

In addition to his time studying with jazz drumming legend Ray Bauduc, he has taken master classes with Ed Soph, Louie Bellson, Jack DeJohnette, Donny Osborne, Johnny Rabb, Clayton Cameron, Butch Miles, Steve Smith, Joe Morello, Jeff Hamilton, Bill Stewart, Steve Gadd, Billy Cobham, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Peter Erskine, and Ed Shaughnessy. His lessons are guaranteed to accompany a healthy dose of wisdom as passed on to him by these giants of the drumming world.

Private instruction, clinics, and master classes are available by appointment only. Charlie teaches well-established and contemporary drumming techniques. His many years as an educator allows him to communicate and teach students effectively on a variety of subjects, while his professional experiences as a first call studio and touring musician provides insight to the music business. Charlie accepts a limited number of select motivated, serious intermediate and advanced private students in the Chicago area.

Clinic/Workshop Information

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Primary Instrument

Drums

Location

Chicago

Willing to teach

Intermediate to advanced

Credentials/Background

Charlie continues to impart his knowledge to drummers everywhere. He is a member of the Professional Drum Teachers Guild, the Percussive Arts Society (PAS), and the National Association of Rudimental Drummers (NARD). He is also a member of the Vic Firth Inc., Education Team as well as the Jazz Education Network (JEN).

In addition to his time studying with jazz drumming legend Ray Bauduc, he has taken master classes with Ed Soph, Louie Bellson, Jack DeJohnette, Donny Osborne, Johnny Rabb, Clayton Cameron, Butch Miles, Steve Smith, Joe Morello, Jeff Hamilton, Bill Stewart, Steve Gadd, Billy Cobham, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Peter Erskine, and Ed Shaughnessy. His lessons are guaranteed to accompany a healthy dose of wisdom as passed on to him by these giants of the drumming world.

Private instruction, clinics, and master classes are available by appointment only. Charlie teaches well-established and contemporary drumming techniques. His many years as an educator allows him to communicate and teach students effectively on a variety of subjects, while his professional experiences as a first call studio and touring musician provides insight to the music business. Charlie accepts a limited number of select motivated, serious intermediate and advanced private students in the Chicago area.

Clinic/Workshop Information

Charlie's clinic typically begins by covering equipment selection and set up and is then followed by a discussion on warm up exercises, stick grip, how to develop technique, a signature sound, and practice tips. Phrasing, subdividing, comping, independent coordination, tension and release, pacing, along with setting up and supporting the ensemble are also covered. A brief history of American Jazz drumming is touched on throughout the clinic.

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