Drums and Percussion

“Get ready to practice. None of this is going to come easy, but if you work hard, you’ll love the results.”

Music is a mission for Logan, who has been teaching for 7 years. Why? “easy- to spread the passion,” he says. “The more people we have the world who have a true appreciation for music, the better off we are.”

A South Side resident, Logan joined the World Music Company faculty nearly three years ago. He has eclectic musical tastes- he likes funk, soul, jazz, hip hop, Latin , African, Indian, classical, and well, you get the idea.

Logan teaches private drum lessons as well as a Little Folkies class for aspiring young drummers.

One thing he looks forward to is the opportunity to challenge students with pieces that force them to raise the level of play. ” I have a student who entered a multi-city competetion inwhich she was to play the snare drum,” he says. “I gave her a piece which was clearly unusual for this type of competition. Instead of focusing only on technique, this main focus of the piece was musicality. She came back with a first-place medal.”

Originally posted 2009-07-22 13:22:01.

Originally posted 2009-07-17 17:44:48.

Larry Gray Comes to The World Music Company, 9/19 at 8:00 pm

On Saturday, September 19th, at 8:00 pm, Larry Gray takes the stage to kick off the World Music Company Concert Series.

Bassist Larry Gray demonstrates an impressive versatility and an uncommon musical curiosity. Originally a jazz guitarist, Larry switched to the double bass and quickly developed a reputation as a first-call sideman. Throughout the years he has worked with such jazz legends as George Coleman, Lee Konitz, Bobby Hutcherson, McCoy Tyner, Sonny Fortune, Ira Sullivan, Junior Mance, David “Fathead” Newman, Charles McPherson, Antonio Hart, Benny Golson, Jackie McLean, Sonny Stitt, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Al Cohn, Eddie Harris and Les McCann. In addition, he has collaborated with guitarists Kenny Burrell, Joe Pass, and Tal Farlow, as well as the drummers Ed Thigpen and Jack DeJohnette, and trumpeters Donald Byrd and Harry “Sweets” Edison, among others.

Sample a song below.

The show begins at 8pm, Saturday, September 19th, 2009. The World Music Company is located at 1808 W. 103rd Street. 60643. Call 773.779.7059 for tickets or more information. Get Directions.

Originally posted 2009-08-13 15:28:58.

GUITAR , PIANO, and ALL FRETTED INSTRUMENTS

Ed McGrath, a graduate of St. Ignatius High and DePaul University School of Music. Ed specializes in Classical and Jazz and teaches all fretted instruments. He has taught for the City Colleges of Chicago, IIT, Loyola, and World Music Company since its inception.

As a performer, he has played with Woody Herman, Louie Bellson, Richard Pick, John McGreedey, and lots of jobbing bands around this country.

He takes beginning students because “they haven’t learned anything wrong yet.”

Originally posted 2009-07-22 18:49:02.

TeachingPhilosophy Every voice is a unique instrument! In my studio I provide a relaxed, positive environment where students feel comfortable to sing without inhibitions. This makes progress easy and enjoyable. Lessons are catered to each student’s individual talents and goals. My students sing only what they enjoy and feel passionate about.

Vocal Technique
I am a classically trained vocalist with a degree in Jazz Performance. I’ve performed in rock, funk, R&B, Blues, Country and Folk bands and have found that classical technique can be applied to any genre. I teach with a focus on healthy singing, breath control and vocal strength and flexibility.

The Educated Vocalist
I arm my students with knowledge on how to read music, choose keys and write their own lead sheets. Music theory is not drudgery because it is worked into the vocal exercises and repertoire study. A student can choose to learn as much or as little theory as he/she likes.

Originally posted 2009-07-22 18:57:07.

Celebrate Christmas with Spider Saloff at World Music Company, 12/19

Spider Saloff has recorded and performed with such jazz luminaries as Les Paul, Tom Harrell, Nick Brignola, Ray Drummond, Harry Allen, Mark Murphy and Dick Hyman. She has worked frequently with Larry Novak, Tony Monte, Steve LaSpina, Ken Peplowski and Bill Charlap. She has played at leading venues include symphony orchestras and concert spaces such as, The Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, Wilmington Grand Opera, Wallingford Symphony, The Castro Theater is San Francisco, and Town Hall and Dick Hyman’s Jazz in July in New York.

Tickets Available Now!

The show begins at 8pm, Saturday, December 19th, 2009. The World Music Company is located at 1808 W. 103rd Street. 60643. Call 773.779.7059 for tickets or more information. Get Directions.

Michael Smith at World Music Company

Michael Smith is absolutely, hands down one of the best songwriters around. His yearly concert at World Music has become a very sought-after ticket, and for a very good reason. Michael’s performances are riveting. His songs include poignant ballads and humorous romps. Michael’s songs are more than just fun and moving. They are expressions of life, love and laughter that will stay with you for a long time.”Michael Smith stands out as one of the few undisputed geniuses among singer-songwriters”.Sing Out! Magazine “One of the best songwriters in the English language …an enchanting and riveting performer.” Chicago Magazine.

Smith’s music, like most of the best music, is hard to peg. There are elements in it of jazz, folk, rock, even pop; there are fleeting echoes of everyone from Duke Ellington to The Beatles to John Prine.

Smith’s narrative energy in his song-stories could be compared to Bruce Springstein, the hauntedness of his voice to Gordon Lightfoot, the sophistication of his lyrics to Cole Porter or Joni Mitchell, and the depth of his feeling to Tom Waits. But that wouldn’t cover it. His is an entirely individual gift. Who else has ever written about childhood, Catholicism and the embeddedness of a teacher’s influence the way Smith does in Sister Clarissa?
-Jeff Mahoney, Hamilton Spectator

Tickets Available Now!

The show begins at 8pm, Saturday, January 16th, 2010. The World Music Company is located at 1808 W. 103rd Street. 60643. Call 773.779.7059 for tickets or more information. Get Directions.

Greta Pope comes to the World Music Company

Greta Pope is an International entertainer. She has delighted audiences throughout Europe, the Far East, South America and the Caribbean, as well as the United States and Canada. Ms. Pope has been touted as one of the great voices of our time, as she performs with ease all styles from Country to Opera, and from Rhythm and Blues to Broadway.

Tickets Available Now!

The show begins at 8pm, Saturday, April 10th, 2010. The World Music Company is located at 1808 W. 103rd Street. 60643. Call 773.779.7059 for tickets or more information. Get Directions.