Will Calhoun

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Will Calhoun graduated from the Berklee School of Music with the prestigious Buddy Rich Jazz Masters Award, and from there his career has never looked back. From drumming with his ground breaking, and Grammy winning band, Living Colour, he has also recorded, written, produced and performed with a stellar list of artists including;


B.B. King, Mick Jagger, Jaco Pastorious, Harry Belafonte, Pharoah Sanders, Jack Dejohnette, Paul Simon, Lou Reed, The Allman Brothers, Lauryn Hill, Marcus Miller, Dr.John, Carly Simon, Herb Alpert, Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood and Wayne Shorter…not to mention rappers Run-DMC and Public Enemy!

On top of that, Will's drumming virtuosity has been recognized many times; he has won Best New Drummer and Number One Progressive Drummer awards in Modern Drummer no less than three times, and the Best Drummer Of 1990 by Rolling Stone Magazine's Critics Poll.

Not many artists have the vision and artistic energy to be Grammy winners and contribute to so many genres: jazz, rock, hip-hop, ambient, et al, while concurrently producing, touring, creating new projects, working on films, and continually pushing the envelope. Will Calhoun has this creative vision, and he is doing an extraordinary job keeping music a spiritual and motivating force in his life.

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