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At the PAS Clinic playing Lada 78

Nov 2009 session with the band Canefire for the track “The Madman’s Jig” from the CD Pandemonium. The main groove is 3 bars of 7/8 and a bar of 6/8. Bridge is all in 4/4.

Drummer Mark Kelso takes a moment off the kit to sing “The Rainbow Connection” (from the Muppet movie) with the Brigham Philips big band in Toronto. A special thanks to Don Vickery who sat in and played the chart with no rehearsal so that Mark could come out front.

Mark Kelso (Percussion head at Humber College in Toronto) doing a master class at the Paekche Music School in South Korea Sept 24th 2009. FYI the metronome is on beats 2 & 4 with an accent on beat 4 of every second bar.

I’ve put up a lot of solo stuff so I thought I’d put up this little groove from a recent drum clinic. Sorry about the camera angle but that’s where it was set. However, It’s a good lesson in left hand “ghost notes” technique for anyone who’s interested. The track is played by the band Soul Stew and it’s our version of Herbie Hancock’s tune “Keep On Doin’ It”. Enjoy.

Humber College Faculty band (Denny Christianson, Ted Quinlan, Brian Dickinson, Kirk MacDonald & Mike Downes) perform on EBS TV in Korea May 2008. The form is 12,12,8,12 on Mike Downe’s tune “Shift”.

Canadian drummers Mark Kelso, Larnell Lewis and Paul Brochu kick some butt in the finale of the Yamaha/Paiste Groove Hour at the 2008 Montreal Drumfest. The fantastic band is led by musical director Julie LaMontange and the vocalist is Kim Richardson. This was put together in 1 rehearsal. The tune is “A Smile and a Wave” by the Screaming headless Torsos.

Mark Kelso on tour in Seoul, South Korea with the Humber College faculty band featuring Mike Downes, Ted Quinlan, Brian Dickinson, Kirk MacDonald and Denny Christianson. This is a part of Mike Downes’tune “Shift” recorded on May 26th 2008.

Mark Kelso subbing in with local Afro-Caribbean Toronto band Canefire and playing a crazy “gospelypso” tune at a breakneck tempo. This band features Jeremy Ledbetter on piano, Mark Mosca on steel pans, Alberto Suarez on perc, Yoser Rodriguez on bass, Alexis baro on Trumpet and Braxton Hicks on Sax.

Mark Kelso with the Hilario Duran Trio at the Markham Jazz Festival Aug 18th 2007.