Percussionist/steel panist Doug Hinrichs presents a funky collection of "fiery chill." He features some special guests and groovin' sounds from Nigeria to New York City.

10 MP3 Songs
WORLD: World Fusion, JAZZ: Latin Jazz



Details:
Doug Hinrichs has spent years as an in-demand side man in the New York City area. This newest collection of his original tunes features not only his amazing percussion playing, but his jazzy compositional skills along with his steel drum and keyboard chops.

"I LOVE your stuff. It's a gas!!!! Beautiful textures, playing, nice use of berimbau, etc. I love the pan stuff too."
-Will Lee, legendary bassist

"HEY MAN THE CD IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FEELS ARE GREAT...........REALLY MUSICAL STUFF
 AND YOU SOUND GREAT........."
-Shawn Pelton, drummer for SNL band, Sheryl Crow, Shawn Colvin, and many others

"I finally had a chance to sit down and listen to the cd... IT'S
AMAZING!!!!! I absolutely love it, every song!!!! I am really glad you decided to put this out for the rest of the world
to hear. I hope you continue making more!!"
-Raul Ramirez, Miami-based producer/composer of Ecomusica fame


It's not fair to begin these lists and not finish them, BUT. . .

Performance credits include:

"The Lion King" on Broadway
"Brooklyn" on Broadway
Dave Brubeck
Burlap to Cashmere (Interscope Records)--National tour
Gary Burton
Ben Vereen
Salsa Florida
DDT Flamenco Trio--Guggenheim Museum's world music concert series
House Band at the famous Bitter End club in Greenwich Village


Recording credits include:

Roger Sanchez (Defected Records)
Dennis Ferrer, Kerry Chandler, and Jerome Sydenham (Sfere/Ibadan Records)
Jennifer Delgado (Sony Music)--Billboard charting dance single "What is it (About You)"
Various jingles including Miller Natural Light beer and ESPN's X'treme Games
Soundtrack to Smithsonian documentary "Our Rain Forests, Our Heritage"

Education:

Professional music studies at Berklee College of Music, 1993-1996
Graduate studies in Ethnomusicology at Florida State U., 1992-1993
Bachelor of Music degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1992