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Events 471 takes over Future Yard on Friday 9th May to present acclaimed drummer Mark Guiliana for an intimate drumming masterclass and live performance in Birkenhead in his first ever show in the north of England

Hailed by The New York Times as “a drummer around whom a cult of admiration has formed,” Grammy-nominated drummer and composer Mark Guiliana is celebrated worldwide for his innovative artistry and electrifying performances. This May, he brings his boundless energy, creativity, and passion to Future Yard for an unforgettable night!

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Mark Guiliana

Future Yard

Hailed by the New York Times as “a drummer around whom a cult of admiration has formed,” Mark Guiliana brings the same adventurous spirit, eclectic palette and gift for spontaneous invention to a staggering range of styles. Equally virtuosic playing acoustic jazz, boundary-stretching electronic music, or next-level rock, he’s become a key collaborator with such original sonic thinkers as Brad Mehldau, Meshell Ndegeocello, Donny McCaslin, Matisyahu, and the late, great David Bowie.

University of California San Diego

GRAMMY-winning saxophonist Donny McCaslin is a relentlessly exploratory musician who fully embraces the influences of modern electronic music and bebop in equal measure. He rose to prominence working with Maria Schneider, and though her he came to the attention of the late pop icon David Bowie, who employed the saxophonist and his quartet (including Mark Guiliana) to be the band on his final statement of artistic genius, 2016’s Blackstar. McCaslin’s new Edition Records album, Body Blow, is an inspired electro-acoustic session featuring the Blackstar band, keyboardist Jason Lindner, bassist Tim LeFebvre, and drummer Guiliana. For this night, Kneebody drumming great Nate Wood stands in for Guiliana, who leads his own group for the other half of the evening.



Donny Mccaslin Quartet / Mark Guiliana Beat Music

SFJAZZ Center

Mark Guiliana has become recognized as one of the world’s leading drummers, admired and in-demand across the spectrum from jazz to rock to electronic music for his rhythmic sophistication, creative impulse, and individual sound. He has been in the vanguard of drummers creating a new vernacular on the instrument, blending virtuosity on acoustic drums with artfully deployed electronic beats and processing.

Guiliana was chosen as Best Jazz Drummer in the Modern Drummer Readers Poll 2017, while DownBeat dubbed him a Rising Star in its Critics Poll. JazzTimes aptly proclaimed, “Guiliana, a technical master with a rare sense of musicality, has over the past decade become one of the most influential drummers of his generation.”

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