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Illinois Music Educators Association Proudly Presents the


All-stAte


COMPOSITION CONTEST SHOWCASE CONCERT


featuring


Grammy Award Winning Paul Wertico with musicians from


the Mid-East/Mid-West Alliance Thursday–January 28, 2011


Peoria Civic Center Theater–3:45 p.m. Open to the Public


One of the most versatile and musical drummers in music today, PAUL WERTICO gained world recognition when he became a member of the Pat Metheny Group in 1983. During that time he performed on ten CDs and three videos with Pat, appeared on many television shows, and toured the world dozens of times. Also during those years, he won seven Grammy Awards, numerous magazine polls, and received several gold records. Paul left the PMG in 2001.


When Paul is not touring, he divides his time between studio work, producing, and leading his own groups. Paul has played with such jazz greats as Eddie Harris, Lee Konitz, Dave Liebman, Sam Rivers, Bob Mintzer, Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco, Roscoe Mitchell, Evan Parker, Jay Mc- Shann, Herbie Mann, Randy Brecker, Jerry Goodman, Ramsey Lewis and many others. He’s currently a member of both the Larry Coryell Trio and the Jeff Berlin Trio. For seven years (2000-2007), Paul was also a member of the legendary Eastern European rock band, SBB. In reviews, his playing has been compared to that of an “Impressionist painter,” while Paul has also been described as “an inspired madman” and “a restless innovator.” In 2004, the Chicago Tribune honored Paul as one of their “Chicagoans of the Year”.


Paul is also extremely active in the field of education. Besides teaching privately for almost 40 years, Paul is Assistant Professor of Jazz and Head of Jazz Studies at Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt Uni- versity in Chicago, Illinois, and he also serves on the percussion faculty of Northwestern University. He’s written educational articles for magazines such as Modern Drummer, DRUM!, Drums & Drumming, Drum Tracks, and Downbeat, as well as for Musician.com. He also performs drum clinics and master classes at universities, high schools, and mu- sic stores in the U.S. and around the world. In addition, he’s released two instructional videos, “Fine Tuning Your Performance” and “Paul Wertico’s Drum Philosophy.”


Paul’s debut CD as a leader, entitled “The Yin And The Yout,” received great critical acclaim including 4 stars in Downbeat magazine. Paul’s 1998 CD is a live record- ing of the Paul Wertico Trio and is entitled “Live In Warsaw!” It received 4 1/2 stars in Downbeat, and features guitarist John Moulder and bassist Eric Hochberg. This trio’s 2000 release was a studio recording entitled “Don’t Be Scared Anymore” that received reviews such as: “This album is like the soundtrack to the world’s coolest vaca- tion” by All About Jazz and “Jazz-rock in the truest sense” by the All Music Guide. Paul’s 2004 CD, “StereoNucleosis” was released to rave reviews. The Chicago Tribune wrote


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“A brilliant release–Wertico shows a thrilling disregard for stylistic boundaries. ‘Ste- reoNucleosis’ is one of the most intelligent, creative and alluring percussion recordings of the past decade. Wertico reaffirms his po- sition among the most restlessly inventive drummers working today.” The All Music Guide proclaimed “Wertico and his players have done something wonderful and rare: they’ve actually created something not only different, but also truly new.” LA Weekly wrote “His recent records, such as 2000’s ‘Don’t Be Scared Anymore’ and the new ‘StereoNucleosis,’ are stunning examples of the electronic, rhythmic and intellectual directions jazz could be going.” Paul’s 2006 CD “Another Side” is on the audiophile Naim Label and has been described as “a brilliant collaborative effort between these three uniquely talented musicians.”


Paul’s also released nine co-led recordings: a self-titled LP, “Earwax Control,” and a live Earwax Control CD entitled “2 LIVE;” a self-titled LP, “Spontaneous Composi- tion;” a drums/percussion duo CD (with Gregg Bendian) entitled “BANG!;” a double guitars/double drums 3-CD set (with Derek Bailey, Pat Metheny, and Gregg Bendian) entitled “The Sign Of 4;” and two piano/ bass/drums trio CDs (with Laurence Hob- good & Brian Torff) entitled “Union” and “State Of The Union.” In 2007, Brian Peters and Paul released their CD “Ampersand,” which Drummerszone.com called “Simply a musical masterpiece” and Classic Drummer magazine described as “One of the most ambitious records ever released. Recorded over a period of four years, it documents a completely new approach to combine elements of both Rock and Jazz music while resulting in a very listenable and captivating final product.” Also in 2007, Paul released “Jazz Impressions 1” with pianist Silvano Monasterios and bassist Mark Egan. Chicago Jazz Magazine wrote “From the first note of Jazz Impressions, you know you’re in for something interesting and different. What these three do with that format, however, is nothing short of breathtaking.”


Paul played drums on Paul Winter’s 1990 Grammy nominated release, “Earth: Voices Of A Planet,” and he’s also played on and produced a number of CDs for various artists including vocalist Kurt Elling’s 1995 Grammy nominated release, “Close Your Eyes.” Elling’s 1997 Grammy nominated release, “The Messenger,” Elling’s 1998 Grammy nominated release, “This Time It’s Love” and Elling’s 2003 Grammy nominated release, “Man In The Air.” Paul also served three terms on the Board of Governors of the Chicago Chapter of NARAS (The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences).


Visit Paul’s website at www.paulwertico.com Illinois Music Educator | Volume 71 Number 2


Photo: Michael Coakes


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