Chris Stromquist

Chris Stromquist (5 March 1973) is an American rock, Latin, jazz and world music drummer. He is a member of the Seattle ethnic punk band Kultur Shock,[1] the Brooklyn Balkan brass band Slavic Soul Party.[2][3] and the New York avante-garde Salsa band Zemog El Gallo Bueno.

Stromquist was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and raised in Iowa City, Iowa. He attended Macalester College, where he studied Ghanaian percussion with Sowah Mensah and later studied Afro-Cuban Bata drumming with Regino Jimenez Saez in Havana, Cuba.[4]

Career as a drummer

As well as extensive performing,[5] touring[6] and recording with the bands Kultur Shock[7] and Slavic Soul Party!, Stromquist has worked frequently with Amy Denio, Jessica Lurie and The Tiptons Sax Quartet[8] as well as with Brazilian pianist Jovino Santos-Neto [9][10] He has often worked as a session musician in Seattle, Washington and New York City.[11][12][13]

Stromquist currently resides in Brooklyn, New York with his wife and two sons.

References

  1. ↑ Running time: 02:26. "Kultur Shock: Chris Stromquist on songwriting | Video Youtube - NMETV Latest Music Videos and Clips". Nme.Com. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  2. ↑ Richard Gehr (2009-09-29). "Why Tuesday Belongs to Slavic Soul Party - Page 1 - Music - New York". Village Voice. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  3. ↑ "Kultur Shock on MF Magazine". Musicfashionmagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  4. ↑ Lindsey Thomas (2004-08-11). "End of the Road, End of the Rods - Page 1 - Arts - Minneapolis". City Pages. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  5. ↑ "KULTUR SHOCK Shocked Bulgaria's Culture". Tangra Megarock.
  6. ↑ Adamek, Drew. "Kultur Shock Plays the Balkans". New York Times
  7. ↑ "Kultur Shock Brings Balkan Insanity to Chop Suey This Saturday". by Jeremy M. Barker Sunbreak, March 2, 2010
  8. ↑ "The 10th release by the Tiptones Saxophone Quartet (plus drums)!!!". Doo Bee Doo Bee Doo.
  9. ↑ http://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2010/DB201003/_art/DB201003.pdf
  10. ↑ "Swinging Modern Sounds: A Post Somewhat About Jazz". The Rumpus.net. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  11. ↑ Chris Stromquist. "Chris Stromquist | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  12. ↑ "Chris Stover Recordings". Morezero.com. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  13. ↑ "Joanna Strand scores a double in New York with Flying Transatlantic". by Romano Viazzani. Strumenti & Musica, 11 December 2012

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