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    Matt Slocum (Drummer)

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    Matt Slocum is an American jazz drummer born in 1981 in Wisconsin. He studied drums at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California under Peter Erskine, Alan Pasqua, John Clayton, and Joe LaBarbera. Slocum has toured and recorded with many jazz artists and received a Meet the Composers Foundation grant. He currently lives in Paterson, New Jersey and cites Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones, and Max Roach as drumming influences.

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    Matt Slocum is an American jazz drummer born in 1981 in Wisconsin. He studied drums at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California under Peter Erskine, Alan Pasqua, John Clayton, and Joe LaBarbera. Slocum has toured and recorded with many jazz artists and received a Meet the Composers Foundation grant. He currently lives in Paterson, New Jersey and cites Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones, and Max Roach as drumming influences.

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    Matt Slocum is an American jazz drummer born in 1981 in Wisconsin. He studied drums at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California under Peter Erskine, Alan Pasqua, John Clayton, and Joe LaBarbera. Slocum has toured and recorded with many jazz artists and received a Meet the Composers Foundation grant. He currently lives in Paterson, New Jersey and cites Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones, and Max Roach as drumming influences.

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    Matt Slocum is an American jazz drummer born in 1981 in Wisconsin. He studied drums at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California under Peter Erskine, Alan Pasqua, John Clayton, and Joe LaBarbera. Slocum has toured and recorded with many jazz artists and received a Meet the Composers Foundation grant. He currently lives in Paterson, New Jersey and cites Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones, and Max Roach as drumming influences.

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    Matt Slocum (drummer)

    http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=
    37360

    For the southern jam band pianist, see Matt


    Slocum (keyboardist). For the alternative rock
    guitarist/composer of Sixpence None the Richer,
    see Matt Slocum.

    http://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/8852/79/
    http://www.bluenote.net/newyork/schedule/
    moreinfo.cgi?id=9445

    Matt Slocum, * July 18, 1981 in New Richmond, Wisconsin, is an American jazz drummer, recipient of a Meet
    the Composers Foundation grant, and lead drummer on his
    debut album, Portraits.

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    115/

    Slocum was born in New Richmond, Wisconsin on the


    east side of the Twin Cities. In high school he studied
    with Phil Hey, who taught Slocum from his sophomore
    year when he played in a Ska band in Wisconsin. At
    USCs Thornton School of Music Slocum studied with
    Peter Erskine, Alan Pasqua, John Clayton and Joe LaBarbera. After graduating USC, Slocum spent three years in
    Pasadena. In 2007 he moved near New York city.[1]

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    Slocum toured with vocal artist Sarah Gazarek for three


    years and has played with Shelly Berg, Seamus Blake,
    Alan Broadbent, Steve Cardenas, Bill Cunlie, Danny
    Grissett, Larry Koonse, Lage Lund, Wynton Marsalis,
    Linda Oh, Alan Pasqua, Jerome Sabbagh, Jaleel Shaw,
    Bob Sheppard, Walter Smith III, Dayna Stephens, Gerald
    Wiggins, Anthony Wilson and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.[2]
    Slocum named his inuences on composing: Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Wayne Shorter, Tom Harrell, Dave
    Holland, Alan Pasqua, as well as Debussy and Ravel;
    and for drumming: Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones and Max
    Roach, as well as Bill Stewart, Eric Harland, Matt Wilson, Kendrick Scott and Marcus Gilmore.[1]
    He currently lives in Paterson, New Jersey.

    References

    [1] Matt Slocum: A stalwart of Big Apple jazz scene. StarTribune.com. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
    [2] Boston Court Performing Arts Center | Matt Slocum
    Trio. Bostoncourt.com. 2011-08-20. Retrieved 201109-27.

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