Nasyr Abdul Al-Khabyyr

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Nasyr Abdul Al-Khabyyr (born September 5, 1958 in Hull , Québec , Canada ) is a Canadian jazz musician ( percussionist ) and music teacher.

Life

Nasyr Abdul Al-Khabyyr is a son of Sayyd Abdul Al-Khabyyr . He graduated from Berklee College of Music . He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in jazz composition and arranging. During his studies he received three awards from the Canada Council for the Arts: The Buddy Rich Jazz Masters Award in Berklee , a Roy Haynes Scholarship in Berklee and a Berklee Tuition Scholarship . He played with his father in the band Dizzy Gillespies . In 1989 he joined with his father in the film A Night in Havana - Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba on . He was also featured in Dizzy Gillespie: A Night in Chicago . He later went on tour with Oliver Jones and played on the recording of the album Just Friends . In the 1990s he played in various clubs in Montreal . Since 1995 he has taught drums at Vanier College and Concordia University . His students include Adam Passalacqua, Jean-Philippe Fortier, François Pelletier, Anthony Pageot, Josh Trager, Robbie Kuster, Jim Doxas, Marie Isler, Eric Boudreault, Jules Pampena and Harvey Bien-Aimee. He played several times at the Montreal Jazz Fest , including with Oliver Jones and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra , Time Capsule and Kenny Garrett . In 2004 he performed with bassist Alain Caron and took part in the Final Drummer Kombat concert series with Guy Nadon and Paul Brochu (like Caron, former members of the Quebec-based band Uzeb ). In 2008, Nasyr Abdul Al-Khabyyr founded a drum camp . Co-lecturers at the camp are Denis Chambers , Mike Mangini  and Horacio Hernández . The Canadian filmmaker John Walker (* 1952) shot the documentary A Drummers Dream about the camp .

Nasyr Abdul Al-Khabyyr is a valued musician in live performances and studio recordings. He is a brother of the trombonist Muhammad Abdul Al-Khabyyr .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Al-Hajj Sayyd Abdul Al-Khabyyr ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  2. ^ A b c John A. Mihalovic: Nasyr Abdul Al-Khabyyr ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  3. ↑ a b c Biography. In: Nasyr's Home Page. Retrieved November 21, 2017 .
  4. ^ John Holland: A Night in Havana: Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba. In: IMDb. March 29, 1989, accessed November 21, 2017 .
  5. ^ Music Department Teachers. Vanier College, accessed November 21, 2017 .
  6. ↑ a b c Nasyr Abdul Al-Khabyyr. In: http://www.concordia.ca . Concordia University of Fine Arts, accessed November 21, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Adam Passalacqua. In: Dream Cymbals. Retrieved November 21, 2017 .
  8. ^ Jean-Philippe Fortier: professionnal drummer & percussionnist. In: www.jpfdrum.com. Retrieved November 21, 2017 .
  9. ^ Francoise Pelletier BIO. In: pedagomusique.ca. Retrieved November 21, 2017 (French).
  10. ^ Anthony Pageot Drum Studies. Anthony Pageot, accessed November 21, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Harvey Bien-Aimee. Soultonecymbals, accessed November 21, 2017 .
  12. ↑ A Drummer's Dream. Drum Heaven Inc., accessed November 21, 2017 (American English).
  13. ↑ John Walker: A Drummer's Dream. Imdb, April 7, 2010, accessed on November 21, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Abdul Al-Khabyyr, Nasyr
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian jazz musician (percussionist) and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH 5th September 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Hull , Quebec , Canada