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Drummy friends, From September 8th to October 5th I'll be on tour with Phish bassist Mike Gordon. 9/8 Brooklyn, NY 9/9 Boston, Mass 9/10 Portland, ME 9/11 Woodstock, NY 9/12 Falls Church, VA 9/14 Raleigh, NC 9/15 Ashville, NC 9/17 Atlanta, GA 9/18 J…
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Drummer, teacher and author Todd Isler is based in New York City, where he has been active in the jazz and world music scenes for over 20 years. He has released two original CDs, "Two Step: Duets and Beyond", and his current "Soul Drums", as well as his book “You Can Takadimi This”, published by Gerard and Sarzin in 2005. Todd has toured Africa under the Goethe
Institute, and is a winner of JAZZIZ Percussion On Fire and Disc Makers Unsigned Band Contests.. He has performed with Dave Leibman, Joe Lovano, Melvin Sparks, Mark Murphy, Bakithi Kumalo, and many others. Todd has composed and performed with several modern dance companies around the U.S. In '08 Todd toured Japan with bass giant Francis Mbappe and currently plays with Phish bassist Mike Gordon. Todd endorses Sonor drums and Bosphorus cymbals.
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http://toddisler.com
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Sonor, Hadgini, Uduboo, Lap drum, Kanjira.

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Drummy friends,
From September 8th to October 5th I'll be on tour with Phish bassist Mike Gordon.
9/8 Brooklyn, NY
9/9 Boston, Mass
9/10 Portland, ME
9/11 Woodstock, NY
9/12 Falls Church, VA
9/14 Raleigh, NC
9/15 Ashville, NC
9/17 Atlanta, GA
9/18 Jacksonville, FLA
9/19 Birmingham, AL
9/21 Memphis, TN
9/22 Nashville, TN
9/24 Indianapolis, IND
9/25 Chicago, ILL
9/26 Madison, WI
9/28 Cincinnati, OH
9/29 Ann Arbor. MI
9/30 Pittsburgh, PA
10/2 Toronto, CAN
10/3 Buffalo, NY
10/4 Burlington, VT
Contac… Continue

Posted on July 24, 2009 at 11:08am —

Todd Isler

Some cool stuff.

Here's a couple of things coming up if you're in the NYC area:

A reunion performance of a band I love playing in - Alms For Shanti, an east meets west Indian, funk, altenative , jazz piece of coolness! We're at the Gershwin Hotel on February 5th @ 9PM. The Gershwin is located at 7 East 27th Street in Manhattan. If you've never seen this band before its worth the trip.
info: charliefits@gmail.com

ALSO, do to the success of the first class, I'm presenting a mastercalss for frame drum and udu dru… Continue

Posted on January 28, 2009 at 8:53pm —

Todd Isler

Frame Drum and Udu Drum Masterclass

hello Drummers/Percussionists
here's some info. on a master class I'm doing at Drummer's World in NYC

Todd Isler will be presenting two back to back masterclasses at Drummer's World on Wednesday, December 17th. Topics covered will be frame drum and udu technique and rhythm influenced by Africa, India, and Brazil. I'll show you basic technique, how to lay down a groove, get comfortable in odd times, all the way up to metric modulation. Space is very limited, so if you're interested, please rsvp… Continue

Posted on December 5, 2008 at 7:38pm —

Todd Isler

Japan with Francis Mbappe march 30th to mid April

I'm pleased and excited to announce a tour of Japan with the great Camaroonian bass player, composer and singer Francis Mbappe. I will also be doing some clinics and gigs with fellow gaijins Bruce Huebner and friends.

Posted on March 30, 2008 at 1:00pm —

Todd Isler

Japan with Francis Mbappe march 30th to mid April

I'm pleased and excited to announce a tour of Japan with the great Camaroonian bass player, composer and singer Francis Mbappe. I will also be doing some clinics and gigs with fellow gaijins Bruce Huebner and friends.

Posted on February 9, 2008 at 6:25pm — 1 Comment

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At 6:05pm on July 28, 2009, g.calvin weston said…
HAVE A GOOD TIME BRO...GOD BLESS ..PEACE,,
At 10:04am on August 25, 2008, Creation Drum Company said…
Todd

Come to our open House. I see you are local so stop by.

We are Creation Drum Company. We are having an Open House
on October 1st.

This is a chance for local drummers and press to get to sit down and try our custom kits and get "The Story of Creation". It will be a fun event and a great setting to try our kits.

October 1st. 4:00 -9:00 PM
Jam Studios
86 Lackawanna Ave, Suite 221
W. Paterson, NJ 07424
973-256-3936
www.jamrecordingstudios.com

Thanks
Greg Abrom
myspace.com/creationdrumcompany
www. creationdrums.com.
At 12:14pm on March 11, 2008, Rosa Avila said…
Hi Todd! How's it going , great finding you here . So , I've played with Gene a couple of times at the Schnitzel house haha I know you do that too ;-) Please say hi to Jenny for me .
Hope you guys are doing great. We are in touch.
Rosa :-)
At 9:49am on February 19, 2008, Todd Isler said…
and you are the wind beneath my wings. come visit, stay with us...t.ice
At 8:34pm on February 12, 2008, doc gibbs said…
Hey Todd,
thanx for the add...hope you're doing well...looks like the drum has taken you to some fantastic locations.
If you ever need my services, hit me up.
And remember...always keep it funky!
Peace,
Doc
At 1:46am on January 30, 2008, Yoko Yamabe said…
Hi todd! wow you are coming to japan?
please keep me posted. Delete Comment
At 3:25pm on January 27, 2008, Yoko Yamabe said…
hi todd! thank you for add. "afreica meets brasil" sounds so interesting! good luck!
i wish i am in Ny now...
At 3:20am on January 26, 2008, poogie bell said…
yo
todd glad you're here when you find some time get some music,video,pic's up here maybe a real bio let people who you are and what you're about my wish is over time that this site will become a useful tool for you!
peace
poogie bell
At 1:23am on January 26, 2008, PHATFOOT Drum & Keyboard Harness said…
Check out the website www.phatfoot.com and join the PHATFOOT family of endorsers.
 
 
 

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