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Modern Drummer Announces Complete Line-Up For Drum Festival Weekend 2008!

Modern Drummer is pleased to announce the addition of
Will Calhoun and Bill Stewart to complete the line-up for the Modern Drummer 2008 Festival Weekend.

Will Calhoun
Living Colour
In 1988, Living Colour’s Will Calhoun exploded onto the world stage with a unique mix of power and finesse. Will’s continued to evolve in startling ways, and today he’s considered one of the most profound drummers alive.

Bill Stewart & Special Musical Guests
John Scofield/Pat Metheny
For two decades, Bill Stewart has been a wildly imaginative go-to drummer for today’s most successful jazz artists. And he’s a daring leader in his own right.

Billy Ward & His Trio
Joan Osborne/Robbie Robertson/Bill Champlin
Billy Ward is a world-renowned drummer of relentless creativity and purpose. He's also one of the freshest, most incisive drumming scholars around.

Thomas Pridgen
The Mars Volta
Thomas Pridgen’s been winning drum-offs, endorsements, and scholarships since the second grade. And now he’s in the coolest, most advanced rock band of the age.

Ndugu Chancler
Michael Jackson/Santana/Weather Report
He’s the big beat behind Michael Jackson’s “Billy Jean,” the “carnaval” in Carlos Santana’s festival of sound—and an indisputable studio legend at the top of his game.

Simon Phillips & Protocol
Toto/The Who/Jeff Beck
A true giant of rock and fusion drumming, and a revered clinician, Simon Phillips has been enrapturing audiences with his ultra-precise chops for over thirty years.

Gavin Harrison
Porcupine Tree/King Crimson
Gavin Harrison’s head-turning neo-progressive drum work and popular advanced tutorials leave drumming fans enlightened—and amazed.

Todd Sucherman
Styx/Brian Wilson
There are over 6 billion people on this planet. Maybe a half a dozen of them posses the advanced drumming talents of Todd Sucherman.

Dafnis Prieto & His Sextet
Michel Camilo
Dafnis Prieto is one of jazz’s most intriguing drummer/leaders. His taste, technique, and tremendous musicality will leave Festival attendees awestruck.

Derek Roddy
Serpents Rise/Traumedy
The fastest gun in the West is also one of the heaviest and most mind-bending. And Roddy’s recent book, The Evolution Of Blast Beats, is an instant classic.

Produced since 1987 by Modern Drummer magazine, the world’s most widely read drumming publication; the two-day Festival presents a roster of today's top drumming talents, representing a variety of popular musical styles. Some offer solo “clinic” performances; others appear “in concert” with additional musicians. All share their talents in an educational and entertaining format that has made the MD Festival a must-see event for drummers around the world.

Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, in the Concert Hall on the State University of New York at Purchase campus. Doors Open 12:30 p.m. Show begins 1:00 p.m. and concludes approximately 7:30 p.m.

When: Saturday and Sunday September 20th and 21st, 2008.

Where: The Performing Arts Center Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase, NY 10577.

Tickets are on sale now by phone only by calling PAC box office at (914) 251-6200 Monday thru Friday 10 a.m to 6 p.m.

Additional artists to be announced. *Artists subject to change without notice.

FESTIVAL HOTEL INFORMATION

Westchester Renaissance: (914) 694-5400
    8 W. Red Oak Lane, White Plains, NY 10604
    10-15 min. from Purchase College

Doral Arrowood: (914) 939-5500
    Anderson Hill Road, Rye Brook, NY 10573
    3 min. from Purchase College

Crowne Plaza: (914) 682-0050
    66 Hale Avenue, White Plains, NY 10604
    15-20 min. from Purchase College

Westchester Marriott Tarrytown: (914) 631-2200
    670 White Plains Rd. Tarrytown, NY 10591
    15-20 min. from Purchase College

Courtyard Marriott: (914) 921-1110
    631 Midland Avenue, Rye, NY 10580
    10-15 min. from Purchase College

Residence Inn by Marriott: (914) 761-7700
    5 Barker Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601
    5 or so miles from Purchase College

Hampton Inn: (914) 592-5680
    200 Tarrytown Road, Elmsford, NY
    15-20 min. from Purchase College

Days Inn: (203) 357-7100
    135 Harvard Avenue, Stamford, CT 06902
    Approx. 20-25 min. from Purchase College

TRANSPORTATION

Airports:
The nearest airport to the Purchase College (S.U.N.Y.) PERFORMING ARTS CENTER is Westchester County Airport, approximately 2 miles away. Hertz, National, and Avis rental cars are available here. LaGuardia, JFK, and Newark are all equally accessible, approximately 50 miles from Purchase. For ground transportation inquire in the terminal at the Connecticut Limousine desk, destination Rye, NY.


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