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Dion Gary Parson (born June 11, 1967) is an American jazz drummer from the U.S. Virgin Islands.. Parson was born on St. Thomas and played trombone as a child before picking up drums when he was fifteen years old.
He attended the Interlochen Arts Academy. He completed a master's degree at NYU in 2010. Blake co-founded the 21st Century Band and the Tahmun record label with Dion Parson in 1998. He is a member of NBC's Saturday Night Live Band, and the Grammy award-winning Christian McBride Big Band. He is a professor of Jazz Studies at The Juilliard School ...
Under the eye of his high school band teacher, Georgia Francis, Rogers studied jazz with fellow Virgin Islanders Ron Blake and Dion Parson. Rogers received awards, grants, and scholarships from the St. Thomas Arts Council and other local organizations.
Recorded in Dakar, Senegal, with members of Maal's band, the album was produced by Ranglin, Ira Coleman, and Bart Fermie. [8] [9] [10] Ranglin wrote three of the 11 songs. [11] Maal sang on "Minuit" and "Haayo"; Maal and Mansour Seck also played guitar. [12] [13] Dion Parson played drums on the tracks. [14]
Brianna Thomas is an American jazz singer, vocalist, composer, songwriter, band leader, and percussionist. She was born and raised in Peoria, Illinois, United States.She made her singing debut at the age of six.
As Dion's solo career ran into the commercial doldrums in the mid-1960s, the group moved on to Mala Records and then B.T. Puppy Records, where they released an album, Out to Lunch. [2] [3] [1] Zizka left the Del-Satins in the mid-1960s (later using the name Steve Sommers), and Cauchi and Tom Ferrara were drafted.
A mom of four's at-home rendition of Celine Dion's iconic song "My Heart Will Go On" has gone viral, capturing over 6 million views in a month on TikTok. Stephanie Ferrett's Nov. 6 video post ...
Xavier Davis (born 1971 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, producer, and music educator who leads the Xavier Davis Trio.In addition to performing with the Christian McBride Big Band and other groups as a side man.