Curations Out to These
Who's taking you?
- Curation by: The Matrix via ↴
Who I Am & Where I Live
- Name: Damion Reid
- City: Brooklyn, NY
- Country: United States
- Hometown: West Covina, California
My Life & Work
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Bio:
Drummer Damon Reid is from West Covina, California, east of Los Angeles. At 12 years of age he began studying drums with Billy Higgins. Since then he's studied at the New England Conservatory of Music, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, and The New School in New York City.
Damon has played alongside Greg Osby, Terrence Blanchard, Robert Glasper, Bunky Greene, Steve Coleman, Steve Lehman, Jacky Terrasson, Ravi Coltrane, Reggie Workman, Miles Okazaki, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Robert Hurst, Meshell Ndegeocello, Jason Moran, Mark Shim, Ben Monder, Liberty Ellman, Laurent Coq, Greg Ward, Jure Pukl, Jonathan Finlayson, David Binney, Mark Turner, Lauryn Hill and many others.
My Media
- ▶ YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5WRqTeP6l0IlEaW-hHnhkQ
- ▶ Twitter: damionreid
- ▶ Instagram: damionreid
- ▶ Website: http://www.damionreid.com
Clips
▶ Brazil has something called "jeitinho" (zhay-TEEN-you), the "little way". In a land where the official way is often impossible, people get things done by other means.
▶ The matrix is jeitinho. It allows splendid Brazilian musicians to be discovered and accessed from everywhere. But to work for the Brazilians, it has to work for everyone.
▶ All explained inside the dot-defined window immediately below (curated artists below this window)... from Brazil, with love!
This matrix is predicated on the fact that fame & fortune are not inextricably linked to talent, dedication, and even genius.
Brazil has something called "jeitinho", the "little way". In a country where the official way is so often impossible, people have to be creative. Do end runs around problems and powers-that-be.
The matrix is jeitinho. All explained inside the dot-defined window immediately below. Matrix encompassed artists below the window.