Dumbek(aka Darabuka, Derbekke, Tablah)-a vase shaped drum which sits on your lap and is typically the lead voice in the percussion section

Frame Drum (aka Duff, Tar, Bendir)- A large drum that either sits between your legs or in both hands and holds down the basic rhythm

For each of the rhythms, separate parts will be handed out for each instrument and for each variation of the basic rhythm. Once a few rhythms are learned, Jamie will teach rhythmic combinations typically used to enhance the unique emotional aspect of this music. Recordings will be used to demonstrate the feel.

About Jamie:
In a relatively short period of time, Jamie has made a name for himself in the Los Angeles World Music Scene as a passionate percussionist of Middle Eastern styles. He maintains a active performance and recording schedule as a member of the critically acclaimed Yuval Ron Ensemble as well as with MESTO, The Stefani Valadez Ensemble, Extreme Klezmer Makeover, The Nashuva Band and Suzanne Teng’s Mystic Journey to name a few. Jamie has performed at such notable venues as the Ford Amphitheatre, the Skirball Cultural Center, the Getty Museum, the Hammer Museum, UCLA’s Fowler Museum, The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Cal Tech , Occidental College, Boston College, Brandeis University, The Brandeis Bardin Institute, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Johns Hopkins University, St. Marks Cathedral-Seattle, Wa, The Islamic Center of Los Angeles and USC and has performed at international festivals in Poland, South Korea, Israel and Mexico. Jamie’s playing can be found on a Yuval Ron’s ‘Under the Olive Tree’ and ‘Tree of Life’; MESTO’s ‘The Crecent’; Extreme Klezmer Makeover’s ‘Under Construction’; Heyraneh ‘Prayers on Tanbour’, Sequoia Groove’s ‘Holel Tara’, Movies: ‘How To Go Out on a Date in Queens’ and short film Academy Award winner ‘West Bank Story’ composed by Yuval Ron, and Television Show ‘Sleeper Cell. In 2007 Jamie is slated to perform at the Jerash Festival in Jordan with MESTO, at the Oud Festival in Jerusalem with the Yuval Ron Ensemble, in Cairo and Alexandria Egypt with MESTO and at the Fez Festival in Morocco June of 2008.