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Glen Velez
BornDallas, Texas
GenresJazz, classical, Latin, world fusion
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Frame drum, percussion
Years active1973–present
LabelsCMP
Websitewww.glenvelez.com
Glen Velez, Luca Recupero, and Alfio Antico at the Marranzano World Festival of Catania, Sicily, 2007

Glen Velez (born 1949) is a four-time Grammy winning American percussionist, vocalist, and composer, specializing in frame drums from around the world. He is largely responsible for the increasing popularity of frame drums in the United States and around the world. Velez is married to Loire.

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Glen Velez (born 1949) is a four-time Grammy winning American percussionist, vocalist, and composer, specializing in frame drums from around the world...

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of folk and popular styles. He has performed with artists like Rakali, Glen Velez and Claudio Lo Cascio. In 1988 he founded the project Shamal which combines...

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Ramnad Raghavan

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November 2009 at the age of 82 in Chennai. His students have included Glen Velez, Jamey Haddad, David Nelson, Patricia Shehan Campbell, Frank Bennett,...

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installation of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system. Marco Decimo and Glen Velez appeared on Aisha Duo's album Quiet Songs. Quiet Songs (ObliqSound, 2005)...

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Steve Gorn

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wide range of artists including Paul Simon, Tony Levin, Jack DeJohnette, Glen Velez, Karl Berger, Alessandra Belloni, Layne Redmond, Simon Shaheen and Mick...

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Michael Cain

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leader, Strange Omen, for the Candid label, a trio recording that features Glen Velez on hand percussion and Bruce Saunders on guitar. Later that year Cain...

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Wendell Berry

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Malcolm Dalglish 1990 The American Boychoir; James Litton, Conductor, Glen Velez, percussion. Other recording with The Ooolites (1997). Performance at...

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Ars Moriende

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Eight Music. Performed together with percussionist and overtone singer Glen Velez, the recording is a journey into a state of meditation on the subject...

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Paul Winter Consort

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Silva Satoshi Takeishi Eliot Wadopian Past members John Beal Ruth Ben-Zvi Glen Velez Gene Bertoncini Richard Bock Muruga Booker Herb Bushler Oscar Castro-Neves...

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Schematic Records

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with the likes of Matmos, Autechre, Jamie Lidell, Matthew Herbert, and Glen Velez amongst many notable others.[citation needed] As the IDM scene began to...

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Kayhan Kalhor

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renowned cellist Bassam Saba, an oud player, and two percussionists, Glen Velez and Matt Kilmer. Kalhor and Soltanabadi attempted to gain permanent residency...

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Frame drum Different frame drums Hornbostel–Sachs classification 211.3 (Membranophone) Musicians G. Harishankar Layne Redmond Glen Velez...

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Glen Moore

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Minimal Kidds Afrique (Sledgehammer Blues, 1993) with Larry Karush and Glen Velez Birdfingers (2002) with Larry Coryell Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness...

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Steve Reich and Musicians

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Through Priess, Reich was introduced to more percussionists, including Glen Velez and Gary Schall. Garry Kvistad, a current member of Nexus, joined the...

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Mannes School of Music

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Valjarevic – piano David Van Tieghem – sound design, experimental music Glen Velez – percussion Isabelle Vengerova – piano Stefan Wolpe – composition John...

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Imaginary Day

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Mark Ledford – vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn Dave Samuels – percussion Glen Velez – percussion Don Alias – percussion Mino Cinélu – percussion Pat Metheny...

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Music of the World

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released on the labels. Other remarkable recordings and artists include Glen Velez, the father of modern frame drumming (Handdance; Ramana - USA); Dumisani...

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Oni Wytars

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Michael Behringer - organ Gabriella Aiello - voice Giovanna Pessi - harp Glen Velez - Frame Drums Depending on the music and the occasion Oni Wytars play...

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Gary Stroutsos

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many recognized musicians. Danilo Lozano, Jonn Serrie, William Eaton, Glen Velez, David Lanz, James Newton, Poncho Sanchez and Michito Sanchez to name...

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Howard Levy

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(2011). In the 1990s Levy founded Trio Globo with Eugene Friesen and Glen Velez. He leads another band, Acoustic Express and is music director of the...

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Yaya Diallo

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Collings. _A World of Percussion: Sat. June 8, 1995. Featuring Don Cherry, Glen Velez, Foday Musa Suso, Adam Rudolph, Michel MerHej, Hanna MerHej, Yaya Diallo...

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Jonas Hellborg

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Music The Word (1991), Axiom Ars Moriende (1994), Day Eight Music (with Glen Velez) Abstract Logic (1995), Bardo Octave of the Holy Innocents (1993), Day...

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Malcolm Dalglish

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folk/Celtic trio Metamora and has performed frequently with the percussionist Glen Velez. In addition to the dulcimer, Dalglish also plays the spoons and bones...

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