Now in its 18th year, the Montreal Drum Fest has become one of the most important of its kind in the world. Over 1000 drummers attend the festival at the Pierre-Mercure Hall in downtown Montréal every year.
The program, very international, features 14 clinics/shows in two days, all on the same stage with half hour intermissions when the drummers from the audience can visit the new instrument booths. The main goal of the festival is to motivate student and professional drummers and percussionnists who can share the knowledge of drumming at its best. Meetings with the artists are held after each performance. |
Saturday October 23 / Samedi 23 octobre | Sunday October 24 / Dimanche 24 octobre |
KIRK COVINGTON & BAND (Tribal Tech) | MARCO MINNEMANN & ZeDe (World Beatbox Champion) |
RONALD BRUNER JR (Stanley Clarke) | JIMMY DeGRASSO & CHUCK GARRIC, bass (Alice Cooper) |
MARKO DJORDJEVIC & SVETI | CHRIS DADDY DAVE & MUSICIANS (Robert Glasper, Maxwell, Eryka Badu) |
PAUL WERTICO (Pat Metheny) | THE RUBEN BLADES PERCUSSION SECTION & ROBBY AMEEN |
JEREMY TAGGART (Our Lady Peace) | JOST NICKEL (Germany/Allemagne) |
ISAAC DUMONT (Montréal) | SIMON LANGLOIS (Montreal) & MARK McLEAN (Toronto) Double bill |
ROLAND V-DRUM NATIONAL CONTEST FINAL | YAMAHA "RISING STAR" SHOWCASE (Colleges/Les Cégeps) |