Stanley swann iii
Stanley C. Swann III is one of the Boston area's most sought after
drummer who grew up in Chicago, Ill. His father, a drummer, taught him his
first drum beats when he was 11years old. By the time he was 14, he had
gained enough skills and was hired in a band playing night clubs and social
functions in Chicago’s Southside (with his parents permission).
A retired
veteran of the United States Air Force Band, and with two tours in the
United States Air Force’s Tops in Blue Premier Showcase,
and First Place winner in the United States Air Force Worldwide
Talent Show Competition is an all around players with a deep groovin’ pocket.
Since retiring from the Air
Force, he has played the drums for the musicals “Ain’t
Misbehavin” at the
Huntington Theater in Boston, MA. and “The Best of
Two Worlds” at the American
Repertoire Theater in Cambridge, MA., live on Boston’s WCVB, channel 5,
with the Boston Children’s Chorus “Rising the Roof” Martin Luther King Jr.
Tribute Concert for 3 years; and his trio performed at the 2004 National
Democrat Convention Black Caucus Gala at the Massachusetts State House.
Stanley lives in Lowell, Massachusetts where he hosts a Jazz, Blues, Funk
jam session at the Blue Taleh every Wednesday night, and every 2nd and 4th
Tuesday of the month he plays with Casual Saxtet Band at Athenian Corner
restaurant. Stanley is a freelance drummer. He performs with many, many
bands of all styles.
Stanley has created and taken the position as director for the Lowell
Jazz Day Camp at The Space Studio in Lowell, Massachusetts. He’s developed
the curriculum, selected the faculty, and is responsible for marketing.
The camp is a two week program which begins in July 2010. Stanley has taught
at Berklee’s Five Week Summer program for three years and Berklee’s Percussion
Week. He's currently teaches at the Lincoln After School Program in Lincoln,
Massachusetts and gives private lessons at The Space Studio.
Call The Space at 978.459.4755