MoCA\CT Sessions: Jim Royle’s Caribbean Jazz Connection

Tickets Jim Royle’s Caribbean Jazz Connection, blends Jazz and Caribbean Latin styles alongside internationally acclaimed NYC percussionist and steel pan player Bryan Garbe, a Fairfield native and former Royle student, delighting audiences across the Islands and mainland alike. About the Quartet: Jim Royle, drums Jim Royle is a native of Connecticut and former president of the state chapter of the Percussive Arts Society’s for seventeen years, and 2000 Chapter President of the Year. Jim attended the University of Bridgeport as a percussion and education major under the direction of Howard Zwickler, Arthur Lipner, and Bill Finegan. Jim has also studied various aspects of percussion with world recognized masters such as Max Roach, Alan Dawson, Keith Copeland,  Akira Tana, Norbert Goldberg, Vernal Fournier. And Pan Master Professor Philmore. Although Jim enjoys his own performance career, his love of music and the pleasure of passing this love onto future musicians are equally important… View Source