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Shahrazad with Jeff Webb drum solo
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I am a visual artist and a musician. I am a college art teacher with about 30 years experience teaching on the college level. I am a fairly well known painter and I am also a percussionist that plays for Middle-Eastern dancers and I also play lead djembe for a West African dance company (I teach percussion at the dance academy also). Those are both my day jobs, so I am certainly not wealthy (financially that is).
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My Tribes
!!~MYSTIC HIPS GOTHIC BELLY DANCERS,
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**Tribe Marrakech & Elevation BD Fest**,
*Aveyanda Skye-Tribal Fusion Bellydance*,
*~* Bellydance Video Enthusiasts *~*,
*☆ Sonia the Beautiful ☆*,
Ak-Ana,
Alchemy Performance,
Ansuya,
Arabic Musicians,
Archery without hunting,
Ariellah Gothic Goddess,
Armor and Garb,
Asharah,
Ask Wildcat,
Ass Lover,
Awalim Dance Co & TRIBALCON!,
Baraka Mundi,Mezmer Society & Tribo,
Barbary Coast Shakedown,
Belladonna,
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My Blog
I really loved this place, but something has happened. It seems to have had a meltdown. I still love the format the best, but a lot of the people have gotten frustrated with the constant "downtime" and lost posts and all-in-all screwy server, and they've gone elsewhere. I now keep in touch with a lot of those folks on facebook. It's an okay site, but it isn't the same format as tribe.
Mon, June 1, 2009 - 2:50 PM
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This is a true shame. I hope this place can rise up.............. but who knows........... 
Last night was the performance of "Brooklyn Hafla" at Alia Restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I've taken over the organizing of this venue to give Shahrazad a chance to "chill out" a little bit and I am relatively even tempered (har har) and can handle stressful situations. Everything was in place, the talent was booked and contacted and knew when to be there, my friend Zorikh was w`orking the door, Joe and crew from Alia were very helpful in setting things up, we got there early en...
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Sun, November 23, 2008 - 9:21 PM
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Okay, so by now you've probably noticed that I only post things in my blog that are positive in nature, well, get ready, here comes another one:
Thu, October 2, 2008 - 12:49 PM
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After our last show in Brooklyn and the sale of Sultana and the horrible way in which we were treated by the new owners, we weren't sure if we could land on our feet with a new venue............... well, we really really did! Shahrazad's Showcase has a new home. It's Alia Restaurant on North 6th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. It is beaut... read more 
Sultana has been the home of the monthly Shahtazad's Showcase ahows for the past year, but that has come to an end. Ayman who owned Sultana in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with his partner Coco, sold Sultana to a new owner and it is just not the same venue. We had our last show scheduled for June 21st (last week) and had an elaborate functioned planned (it was Shahrazad's annual birthday show) and when we got there to set up the stage at 7 pm we were informed by the new owner that she decided to b...
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Sun, June 29, 2008 - 10:24 AM
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This show is and always has been a great show, but there was something just a little "extra special" about the May show. We were graced by the performance of that Tribal Fusion phenom Vorona. This magnificent dancer captured our hearts, and you know what? She is just about the most genuinely nice person you'll ever meet. She and Shahrazad hit it off immediately and Vorona instantly fell in love with the style and talents of young Julissa.(she dedicated her dance to her)
Fri, June 6, 2008 - 7:19 AM
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I had Jon Han... read more
My Recent Activity
Re: An American Lexicon
(in Middle Eastern Percussion)
Ron wrote:
"... I wonder how many drummers I just scared away from ever learning sheet music... isn't math fun? :)" You assume a lot my friend. Many of us have studied music extensively. You are also incorrect in your continued insistence th... read more discussion post on Fri, July 3, 2009 - 3:00 PM
Re: An American Lexicon
(in Middle Eastern Percussion)
This is actually an exciting idea. I think that we need to place the time signature and the placement of the beats for those that can't read standard notation.
David, I really like how you wrote out the notation (I would have used rest symbols... read more discussion post on Fri, July 3, 2009 - 2:55 PM
Re: An American Lexicon
(in Middle Eastern Percussion)
Malfuf is a 2/4, it's not an 8/8. Calling a malfuf an 8/8 because there are 8 strikes per measure is like calling a 4/4 16th note roll a 16/4 because there are 16 strikes per measure. The time and pulse of Malfuf, Khaliji, Felahi and Ayuub is 2/4.
discussion post on Fri, July 3, 2009 - 11:37 AM
Re: An American Lexicon
(in Middle Eastern Percussion)
Ron wrote:
"I'm just looking forward to the sheet music part of this.... I hate DTk notation!" The funny thing is that when I teach, I also write out the rhythms in percussion cleft notation and I get complaints on average about 9 to 1 agains... read more discussion post on Thu, July 2, 2009 - 6:48 PM
Re: An American Lexicon
(in Middle Eastern Percussion)
Yeah
David, When I originally cut and pasted from my files, I didn't correct the upper/lower case and the spacing on Beladi. I just re-edited it. I hope this lines up better: Baladi Variations 1. D D k T D k T kk 2. D D k T D kkT kk 3. D... read more discussion post on Thu, July 2, 2009 - 10:06 AM
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My TestimonialsMay 23, 2008
I am so fortunate to have Jeff to work with. He is filled with energy and creativity, you can tell he loves what he does. He is my personal drummer at the Kemia bar, also at Sultana our monthly shows and any other time I can get to work with him. He is so on point, and he really makes my students feel at ease. We connected immediately as friends and it took off from there. He is a pleasure to work with, I am so lucky to have the opportunity to have him as a friend and to be able to work with him as much as I do. If you have not had the opportunity to work with him it is a must.
February 13, 2008
In addition to being a warm and jovial person- with a big heart and creative mind- Jeff is also a very communicative, in tune with dancing drummer! His beats all come from the heart and eye! Usually I stay very far away from drum solos- but Jeff has a knack and a half for drumming with me instead of just for me. He really knows his beats and chooses a perfect fit each time. I look forward to dancing with him each and every time. It's like our bodies are having a conversation- more than just reacting to a dum tek. I love it!
September 25, 2006
What can I say of this wonderful human being? He is, at once, extremely humorous, confident, creative, kind....oh yes, and an unbelievable genius on a drum. Any drum. Particularly on darbek, darbuka, djembe...anything African and North African. This most likely is the result of 30+ years of experience with them. If you are looking to work with the master(s) then his East Winds Tribal Company is it. They (he and Casey Bond) know the rythms, know how to work them, know how to work a crowd, know how to work with dancers.
Away from that arena, he is a fabulous visual artist, theater person, and a genuine human being with great heart for other people. I am so blessed to know this man on a professional and personal level, and I suspect you will feel the same when you meet him, too :)
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