- Ed Soph
Edward "Ed" Soph (born
March 21 ,1945 inCoronado, California ) is an Americanjazz drummer and educator.Soph was raised in
Houston, Texas . He enrolled atNorth Texas State University (now TheUniversity of North Texas ) in 1963 as an English Major. While at UNT, Soph performed with theOne O'Clock Lab Band and performed summer tenures withThe Glenn Miller Orchestra andStan Kenton . He graduated in 1968 and joinedWoody Herman due to a recommendation fromCannonball Adderley .Soph moved to
New York City in 1971 and began performing/recording freelance with the bands ofClark Terry ,Bill Watrous andWoody Herman , as well as the small groups ofBill Evans ,Marvin Stamm ,Randy Brecker ,Joe Henderson ,Pat LaBarbera ,Bill Mays ,Cedar Walton ,Dave Liebman ,Chris Potter ,Carl Fontana andSlide Hampton , amongst others. Soph also pursued his teaching career while working on faculty at TheJamey Aebersold Jazz Workshops, The National Stage Band Camps and TheUniversity of Bridgeport .Soph returned to Texas in 1987 and is currently an
Associate Professor in the [http://www.jazz.unt.edu/ Jazz Studies] and Performance Divisions of The [http://www.music.unt.edu/ College of Music] at TheUniversity of North Texas inDenton, Texas .Soph's former collegiate-students include
Ari Hoenig ,Keith Carlock ,Joel Rosenblatt ,Jason Sutter andDave Weckl .Soph is an Artist Clinician for
Yamaha Corporation , theAvedis Zildjian Company ,Evans Drumheads andInnovative Percussion .Aside from his career as a musician and educator, Soph is involved in Denton politics. A fastidious environmentalist, Soph is the co-founder/president of Citizens For Healthy Growth, a group concerned with the environment and future of their region.
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*http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Ed_Soph.html
*http://www.music.unt.edu/bio/soph.shtml
*http://www.music.unt.edu/percussion/faculty.html
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*http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=2361
*http://www.keithcarlock.com/bio.htm
*http://www.jasonsutter.com/md_article.html
*http://home.nestor.minsk.by/jazz/dates/March.html
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