Cape Breton International Drum Festival
The Cape Breton International Drum Festival, also known as the Cape Breton Drum Fest, is an annual event held in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The first festival was in 2001, and there have been festivals ever since, around the beginning of May of each year.
| Cape Breton International Drum Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Jazz, rock, metal |
| Dates | End of April, beginning of May |
| Location(s) | Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 46°08′20″N 60°11′35″W |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Website | cbdrumfest |
History
This festival was organized and owned by multi award winning drummer and educator Bruce Aitken Over the past years, famous drummers such as Todd Sucherman (Styx), Alan White (Yes), and others have performed at this event. Bruce himself has been featured in many magazines ( Cover of NZ's Drum Connexions March 2005) as a great promoter of drumming in his community. The festival ran from 2001 to 2010 inclusive.
2001
- Billy Ward
- Randy Cooke
- Charlie Coolie
- Brian Talbot,Matthew Foulds,Ethan Ardelli,Michelle Stewart, Keith Mullens, Lucy McNeil, Aaron Parris, Shaun Parris,Darren Gallop & Howie McDonald
- Bruce Aitken
2002
- Walfredo Reyes Jr
- Zoro (drummer)
- Paul Wertico
- Jeff Salem
- Maureen Brown (drummer Canada)
- Wilson Laurencin
- Dom Famularo
- Sonny Hogan
- Ethan Ardelli
- Bruce Aitken with *Andrea Curry
- Sean Parris
2003
- Gustavo Meli
- Joe Bergamini
- Ndugu Chancler
- Camille Gainer
- Denny Seiwell
- Ganesh Anandan
- Troy Luccketta
- Mitch Dorge
- Adrian Passarelli
- Dom Famularo
- Marcel Bourgeois
- The Dalton Drum Syndicate
- Elliot Polsky
2004
- Sergio Bellotti
- Paul Wertico
- Mitch Dorge
- Vera Figueiredo
- Mike Mangini
- Gerry Granelli
- Neil Garthly
- Rick Van Horn
- Mark Kelso (drummer)
- Bob Gaudreau
- Dom Famularo
2005
- Billy Ward
- Alessandra Belloni
- Gil Sharone
- Project A.D *Bruce Aitken*Keith Dawson Jr*Marcel Bourgeois*Skip Hadden
- Yvette Preyer
- Will Kennedy (drummer) Yellow Jackets
- Tiger Bill Meligari
- Marco Minnemann
- Uriel Jones
- Bernard Purdie
- Vito Rezza
- Dom Famularo
2006
- Sergio Bellotti
- Dale Anne Brendon
- Billy Cobham
- Bruce Aitken with * Hossam Ramzy* Lenny Castro and Joe Waye Jr
- Skip Hadden
- Bernard Purdie
- Hossam Ramzy
- Denny Seiwell
- Todd Sucherman
- Paul Wertico
- Paul DeLong
- Lenny Castro
- Gary Husband
- Dom Famularo
2007
- Curt Bisquera
- Richard Mangicaro
- Bill Bruford
- Pete Lockett
- Ed Mann
- Flo Mounier
- Asani *Sherryl Sewepagaham *Debbie Houle *Sarah Pocklington
- Denny Seiwell
- Michael Shrieve
- Alan White
- John Favicchia
- Derek Roddy
- Phil Maturano
- Dom Famularo
2008
- Carmine Appice
- Stephane Chamberland
- Liberty DeVitto
- David Jones
- Uriel Jones
- Dave Langguth
- Larnell Lewis
- Pamela Lynn
- Ed Mann
- Aldo Mazza
- Billy Nuku
- Tania Robin
- Danny Seraphine
- Michael Shrieve
- Alan White
- Dom Famularo
2009
- Tom Bona (Sue Foley, Colin James, Jeff Healey) Toronto, CA
- Danny Britt (Educator/Author) New York, U.S.
- Emmanuelle Caplette (Ima & Marilou, Annie Brocoli) Quebec, CA
- Mike Clark (Herbie Hancock, Tony Bennett, Wayne Shorter) New York, U.S.
- Damian Corniola (Educator/Clinician) Melbourne, Australia
- Tommy Clufetos (Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent) Los Angeles, U.S.
- Dom Famularo (World Drumming Ambassador) New York, U.S.
- Sonny Hogan (Ennis Sisters/ Educator) St Johns NFL, CA
- Mercedes Lander (Kittie) London Ont, CA
- Ronnie Leadbeater (Men of the Deeps/Educator) Sydney NS, CA
- Pete Lockett (Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant, Amy Winehouse) London, England
- Bill Ludwig III (B3) Chicago, U.S.
- New Brunswick Percussion Ensemble, Saint John NB Joe Macintyre,John Morrison
- Roxy Petrucci (Vixen, Madam X, Titania) New York, U.S.
- Virgil Donati
- Johnny Rabb
- Scott Pellegrom
Otarion Show Case 2009:
- Dillon Krszwda (Mira Road) CB
- Carlin MacVicar (Sydney) CB
- Anthony Pascon (Saint John) NB
- Keefer Lockwood (St Johns) Newfoundland
- Frank & Jordan Bruleigh (Sydney River) CB
- Andrew Collins (St Johns) Newfoundland
- Chuck Bucket (Halifax) NS
- Al Hovey NB
- Thomas Allen (Sydney) CB
- Evan Nemeth (Sydney) CB
Special Guest Stars 2009
- The Rhythm Queens featuring Cathy MacDougall, Joan Andrews, Val Fulford & Hannah Buhariwalla, Sydney, CB
- Bodhran Bodhran featuring Josey Lovett and friends, Sydney, CB
- Legends Award 2009 – Buddy Rich , William Ludwig 111
2010
10th anniversary: "Year of the Legends"
- Bruce Aitken and 5 Speed Wombat
- Carmine Appice
- Scott Atkins
- Bang Crash Boom Opera
- Elie Bertrand and Harbinger
- Billy Cobham
- Liberty DeVitto
- Dom Famularo
- Skip Hadden
- Moe Hashie
- Pete Lockett
- Troy Luccketta
- Jerry Mercer
- Sean Mitchell
- Dylan Mombourquette
- Otarion Showcase
- Brad Park
- Roxy Petrucci
- Bernard Purdie
- Danny Seraphine
- Denny Seiwell
- Michael Shrieve
- Paul Wertico
- Alan White
- The Wizards of Wall Street
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2010
- Danny Seraphine
- Roger McLauchlan
- Paul Wertico
- Steve Smith (American musician)
Master Class
Beginning with 2002, there has been a special Masters class associated with the drum fest. The class takes place on the second day of the festival, before the festival at the Savoy Theater has started. The performer takes questions and educates the audience. 2002 *Zoro (drummer) 2006 *Bernard Purdie 2007 *Denny Seiwell 2008 *Uriel Jones 2010 *Troy Luccketta *Jerry Mercer *Alan White (Yes drummer)
Legends Award
Also beginning with 2006, Bruce had organized an award to be presented to the drummer(s) who should deserve it. In 2006, it was presented to Bernard Purdie and Hal Blaine. Blaine did not attend due to his declining health, but he sent a message with his regards. In 2007, the award was presented to Denny Seiwell and Steve Gadd. The award to Gadd was presented to Alan White, who delivered it to Gadd. At the drum festival, by way of e-mail, Seiwell received an acknowledgment from Paul McCartney, with whom Seiwell had performed. In 2008 Uriel Jones Michael Shrieve Dom Famularo. In 2009 William Ludwig 111 Buddy Rich In 2010 Roxy Petrucci Jerry Mercer Carmine Appice Alan White (Yes drummer)