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John Arrucci
is an acclaimed master artist. He has composed, performed and ins
Princeton University has been Arrucci's
classroom
home for
nearly 20 years, where he has
educated, inspired and engaged
thousands in the art of percussion. He has lectured and
conducted master classes at Eastman
School of Music, Mannes College of Music, University of Bahia in Brazil,
Manhattan School of Music,
Arrucci
graduated with distinction from Eastman School
of Music. The
Smithsonian
Institution a
His work as percussionist is fea He has recorded music for The Oprah Winfrey Show and other top-ranked TV programs as well as performed with Mariah Carey on The Rosie O'Donnell Show. AT&T, Coca-Cola, Saab, Volvo, Snapple and other leading brands have showcased Arrucci's percussion work. He has performed or recorded with, Michael Brecker, David Byrne, Livingston Taylor, The Brooklyn Philharmonic, Philip Glass Ensemble, Oliver Lake and many others. His compositions have been performed around the world, and he has been commissioned by members of the New York Philharmonic, the Manhattan Marimba Quartet and a notable list of other patrons.
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tructed
for over 25 years. He has studied on three continents, written for all
mediums, and received
numerous honors. His intimate knowledge of Classical, Jazz, North Indian,
Afro-Cuban, Afro-Brazilian and other indigenous
traditions
gives him--and his audiences--a singularly rich perspective on the
creation and impact of music.
Witchita State University and other prominent
institutions. Public and private schools in growing numbers have delighted
to Arrucci's spirited percussion
programs.
warded
him a post-Doctoral
research fellowship to study tabla in
Benares, India with the celebrated teacher and instrumentalist
Pandit Sharda
Sahai. This was followed by a Rotary
Foundation
graduate
fellowship
to study Bahian music in Brazil., where
according to the Tribune of Bahia he “influenced the explosion of Bahian
music”. He also studied Shekere and Agbe with the renowned Chief James
Hawthorne Bey, and conga and Afro-Cuban drumming with one of its leading
exponents, Frank Malabe.
tured
in many motion pictures, among
them Arlington Road (starring
Tim Robbins and Jeff Bridges), Killing Zoe (a Roger
Avary/Quentin Tarantino
production), and Rachel Portman's score for The Truth about Charlie.