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Dave Hassell

Professional Drummer / Latin American Percussionist and Music Educator

Current teaching posts held in Drum Kit and Latin American Percussion:

Royal Northern College of Music
Royal Academy of Music
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Private Tuition - Home Studio

Past Teachers

Geoff Riley
Max Abrams
Jim Blackley
Tony Oxley
Manik Popatkar

Publications

Graded Course for Drum Kit 1 & 2 (Book and CD)
Latin Grooves (Book and CD)
Thoughts - Concepts - Exercises

Endorsements

Sabian Cymbals
PJ Latin American Percussion

Professional Experience

Active professional musician whose playing career has embraced almost every genre of music; Jazz, Rock, Funk, Folk, Latin, World, Cabaret and Orchestral. Much of my professional work was for many years based in the recording studios working as a session musician recording TV, Radio, Jingles, Records, and Films.

In addition to commercial work I have worked with many eminent British, American Jazz and Blues and World Music artists. I am also leader of Apitos, oneof the UK’S foremost Latin American ensembles: feature on BBC Radio Three for a series of five programs demonstrating and discussing the music of Cuba and Brazil. Other projects being one of Karl Jenkins' first call percussionists and also one half of the ’Andy Scott – Dave Hassell Duo’ improvising unit that has recorded and performed worldwide.

In recent years I have been focused more on my own musical projects and education.

Teaching Experience

Wavendon Summer School (1991-2003) Jazz Course
Wavendon Latin American Weekend (1994 -1997) Course director
Wavendon Latin American week (2003) Course director
Burnley Jazz Summer School (1988-2003)
Manchester Jazz Summer School (2001)
South Glamorgan Summer Jazz Course (1995-2008)
Trinity Jazz Summer School (2009-2011)
Original Jazz Summer School Cardiff (2012-2014)
Chelmsford Jazz Summer School 1996-1997)
Daily Telegraph Young Jazz (1989-1995)
Evelyn Glennie Award for Percussion (1993-1994)
Shell/London Symphony Orchestra Music Scholarship (1992-96-2000-2004-2008)
World Music Day of Percussion Chethams School 1993-2005)
RNCM Day of Percussion (1993- 2014)
Latin American Drum Workshop Toronto
Drum and Latin American Master Classes NAPT
Master Class Boulder Colorado USA
Master Class and performance University of Tampico Mexico 2006
Numerous Drum and Latin Percussion Workshops throughout the UK and World
Drum Clinics for Sabian- PJ percussion and Remo
Royal Northern College of Music
Royal College of Music London
Royal Academy Music London
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Glasgow
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Salford University
Leeds College of Music
Chethams School of Music
Wells Cathedral School
Trinity College London
Sandowne College Liverpool
South Manchester College
Birmingham Conservatoire

Conductors

Ronnie Hazlehurst
Ron Goodwin
Richard Holmes
Stanley Black
Michael Tilson Thomas
Carl Davis
Karl Jenkins
Michel LeGrand
Les Reed
Richard Armstrong
Alan Aynsworth
Derek Hilton
Bill Conner
Laure Hollerway
Goff Richards
Tony Harrison
Ray Davisl Tor
Mike Moran
Bryden Thompson
Bernard Herman
Brian Fitzgerald
Neil Richardson
Richie Close
John Harle
Dave Arch
Stephen Warbreck
Hans Zimmer
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Andy Scott
Paul Mitchell Davison
Tyne Tees TV
Granada TV
Welsh TV
Granada TV
STV
BBC TV and Radio

TV Programmes

Lost Empires
Coronation St
Video Entertainers
Get it Together
Brideshead Revisited
Danger Mouse
Wind in the Willows
B.F.G.
I Feel Fine
Grumbleweeds
Wood and Walters
Bulman
Strangers
Kate Robbins Show
Under the Hammer
Under Belly
Old Grey Whistle Test
Nadia
Blood Sweat and Tears
Celebration
Jim ‘ill Fix it
Albion Market
Down to Earth
Sit Thee Down
This is Your Right
Emmerdale Farm
Read with Basil Brush
Bernard Manning Show
Mr Nice Guy
Pop Proms
Contrast
Lets go Maths
Once Upon a Story
Look of Love
BAFTA Craft Awards 87/88/89
Sherlock Holmes
Brother McGregor
This Year Next Year
Success
Cribb
Voyage of Hero’s
Great Railway Journeys
Little Great Railway Journeys
Comedians
Fame Game
Music Toyshop
Watching
Single Voices
Bet You Can Do it on TV
Brass
Down to Earth
El Cid
Hudson and Hall
Umbrella
Songs of Praise
Mr and Mrs
Must be Magic
Be My Guest
Sunday Night at the London Palladium
Golden Shot
321
Margaret Williams Show
Ute Lempa in Concert
The Secret Life of Michael Fry
Lilly Savage Show
Hotel Getaway
This is Your Right
Idents and Jingles for Numerous TV and RadioCompanies
Lift off with Aysha
Paul Nicolas Pop Show
Sunday Morning religious broadcast for BBC – Central TV - Grananda
Breakfast TV
And More

Orchestras

Halle Orchestra
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Manchester Camerata Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic
Opera North
Northern Symphonia Orchestra
Welsh National Orchestra
BBC Welsh Orchestra
NDO
London Session Orch
SNO
MLO
BBC Radio Orchestra
BBC Radio Big Band
Grand Union Orchestra
Palm Court Orchestra
London Session Orchestra
Syd Lawrence Orchestra
Shades of Kenton
Ted Heath Orch (direction Don Lusher)
Wigan Jazz Orchestra
Central TV
Yorkshire TV
Thames TV
Boarder TV
Tyne Tees TV
Granada TV
London Session Orchestra
Kazakstan Phil Orch

Artists

ABBA
Three Degrees
Drifters
Cliff Richard
Barbara Dickson
Vince Hill
Matt Monroe
Ramones
Platters
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
Lilly Savage
Maddy Prior
Tony Christie
Don Lang
Shirley Bassey
Gloria Gaynor
Paul Nicolas
Cilla Black
Dooleys
Nolan Sisters
Dooleys
Bucks Fizz
Bettice Reading
Clarence Frogman Henry
Alan Price
Georgie Fame
Bob Monkhouse
Ken Dodd
Bernard Manning
Kiki Dee
Stuz Bearcats
Dana
Cannon and Ball
Les Dawson
Harry Secombe
Dusty Springfield
Lulu
Pamela Stevenson
Madeline Bell
Happy Mondays
Sad Café
John Cooper Clark
Houghton Weavers
Mike Harding
Lisa Stansfield
Clodagh Rodgers
Roger Whittaker
George Hamilton IV
Mary O’Hara
Moira Anderson
Susan McCann
Ute Lemper
Leslie Garrett
Michael Ball
Bruce Forsyth
Invisible Girls
Pauline Murrey
Mick Abrahams
Rosemary Squires
Adiemus
Wayne Fontana
P J Proby

Jazz Artists

Barney Kessel
Bill Perkins
Clark Terry
Pete King
Slim Gaylaird
Digby Fairwether
Dusco Goykovich
Joe Newman
Bobby Shew
Kathy Stobart
Doug Raney
Charlie Byrd
Al Grey
Harry Beckett
Fred Theolonious Baker
Eddie Thompson
Lol Coxhill
Dick Morrisey
Tal Farlow
Barney Kessel
Mundel Lowe
Ron Jackson
Ron Anthony
Don Weller
Kenny Baker
Kenny Ball
Oliver Jones
Alan Skidmore
Charlie McPherson
Ronnie Ross
Roy Williams
Mark Nightingale
Norma Winstone
Marion Montgomery
Elaine Delmar
Anita Wardell
Bill La Sage
Olaf Vas
Don Rendell
Geoff Clyne
Dave O Higgins
Chris Biscoe
Claude Deppa
Mike Walker
Tim Whitehead
Martin Taylor
Stan Barker
John Barnes
Salina Jones
John Etherage
Art Farmer
Gene Conners
Henry Lowther
Peter Leitch
Julian Argüelles
Royce Cambell
Martin Speake
John Parricelli
Stuart Hall
Paul Clarvis
Simon Purcell
Bobby Wellins
Steve Watts
Iain Dixon
Jack Wilkins
Spike Robinson
Bruce Adams
Nick Smart
Harry Schwarz (S)
Kathy Dyson
Scott Hamilton
Brian Dee
Bill Coleman
Geoff Eales
Andy Scott
Bob Gill
Dave Lynane
Paul kilvington
Liam Noble
Glen Cartledge
Liane Carroll
Julian Siegel
Stan Sulzmann
Bruce Turner
Bruce Adams
Ronnie Ross
Stevie Williams
Stevie Billy Buckley
Mimi Fox
Jim Mullen
Randy Johnston
John Pisano
Gene Bertoncini
Tony De Caprio
Tony Marshall
Gary Potter
Mike Outrim
Dave Cliff
Adrian Ingham
Andy Mc Kenzie
Steve Willingham
Gordon Goodwin
John Faddis
Wayne Bergeron
Eric Marienthal
Chis McNulty
Munch Manship
Ken Marley
Neil Yates
Al Wood

Latin, Blues, World

Apitos
E T Mensa
Cayanne
Grand Union Orchestra
Orch Mahatma
Birger Sulsbruck
Victor Mendoza
Martin Speake’s Fever Pitch
Dawson Miller
Joglaresa
All Bluff and Porterage
Caixa
Dr John
Louisiana Red
Lowel Fulson
Clarence Frogman Henry
Dave Lunt
Brendon Gore
Eduardo Niebla

Bands

Apitos
Stevie Williams & The Most Wanted Band
Tony Christie Band
Both Hands Free
Duo – Andy Scott – Dave Hassell
Karl Jenkins - Adiemus
Eduardo Niebla
Martin Speake Fever Pitch
Bob Gill Trio
Pete Maclaine
Munch Manship Quartet
Loose Change
Kathy Dyson
Debee 5
Graham Daley Band
Don Lang Band