Internationally
renowned jazz drummer, percussionist, clinician,
author, and educator, Steve Houghton initially received
acclaim at age twenty as the drummer with Woody Herman's
Young Thundering Herd. Since then he has shared stage
and studio with luminaries Gary Burton, Clay Jenkins,
Shelly Berg, Toots Thielemans, Christian McBride,
Toshiko Akiyoshi, Bob Florence, Freddie Hubbard,
Lyle Mays, Dianne Reeves, Billy Childs, Rosemary
Clooney, Pat LaBarbara, Arturo Sandoval, Joe Henderson,
Bob Sheppard, Karrin Allyson and Maureen McGovern,
to name a few.
A band leader, classical percussionist,
clinician and author, Houghton is also the associate
professor of percussion and jazz at Indiana University-Bloomington,
and is on faculty at the Henry Mancini Institute.
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NEW!KID'S DRUMSET COURSE
Three irresistible drum experts – a clever classical
dog, one cool cat, and a friendly alligator – keep students' attention
focused by pointing out what's important on each page and help
make learning music fun! This full-color book is specifically designed
with attention-grabbing illustrations for use with kids at the
elementary level.
PLAY AND TEACH PERCUSSION
A comprehensive percussion method book for college music education
majors and teachers in the field. This fantastic new resource includes
2 CDs demonstrating the proper way to practice rudiments, play-along
tracks, accompaniment tracks, extended world percussion examples
and much more.
RHYTHM SECTION WORKSHOP FOR JAZZ DIRECTORS
The
energy core of any jazz ensemble, the rhythm section radiates the
groove, time and essence of the music. Each chapter includes an introduction
of the style, a "clinics room" that includes performance
tips of the genre and a play-along piece at the end that coincides
with the CD and optional DVD. Included in this series are: Seven
different jazz grooves including swing, bossa nova, rock, shuffle,
samba, funk, and ballad; Clarity and deference through adjusting
your volume or knowing when not to play; How to keep time as a rhythm
section; How to comp effectively.
STUDIO BIG BAND DRUMMING The purpose of this book is to provide the drummer with the
fundamental skills to perform in a studio orchestra, big band, show
band, or small combo. The book includes concepts, ideas and philosophies
concerning how to play musically with any type of ensemble. Ideally,
the book will serve as a reference point and will prepare the player
for most reading situations.
THE DRUMSET SOLOIST
The Drum Set Soloist was written to provide
drummers with the practice material to approach any solo, in any
style, with ease. Techniques such as trading, playing over vamps
and playing over kicks (or figures) are examined, demonstrated and
made available in a CD play-along format.
BEAUX J POO BOO • ALL THINGS NEW
Beaux J Poo Boo is a newly formed Jazz Quartet featuring world
class musicians: Shelly Berg, piano; Fred Hamilton, guitar; Lou
Fischer, bass; and Steve Houghton, drums. This album, titled
All Things Are New, incorporates a myriad of styles, in a contemporary
jazz quartet improvisational environment.
STEVE HOUGHTON QUINTET • LIVE! AT THE SENATOR
FEATURING Steve Houghton on drums, Pat La Barbera sax, Clay Jenkins
trumpet, Harold Danko piano and Neil Swainson bass.The Quintet,
recorded live at the Senator in Toronto, sizzles through Monk's
Dream, Einbahn Strasse and a whole evening's worth of music.
THE MANNE WE LOVE: GERSHWIN REVISITED
"I met Shelly Manne's wife, Florence Manne, about three years
ago. she contacted me because they had just put out a tribute book
about Shelly and she wanted to distribute the books to university
jazz departments. I helped Florence get it to the right places
and we became good friends. One day I mentioned that Shelly's Gershwin
album was one of my favorites and she took me out to the garage
where she had all the original music and asked if I could do somehting
with it. So I put together a kind of North Texas "All Star
Alumni Quintet", and we decided to re-record the album with
this group and the North Texas Two O'Clock Lab Band. The alumni
were very excited to do it and came up with the idea of funding
a scholarship in Shelly's name when the album came out. So it was
actually a nice win-win situation for eberybody: we get to play
the music; we get to pay tribute to Shelly through the scholarship
fund; and we get to expose this current generation of jazz listeners
to this music, which we think is very special. John Williams is,
of course, very well-known as a film composer, starting with "Jaws",
all the way up to his current project, "Harry Potter",
but not many people know him as "Johnny Williams" when
he was writing jazz charts. So this is John Williams, circa 1965,
but everyone who's performed this music feels like it was written
yesterday." - Steve Houghton
