Jason Koontz's guest appearances

Jason Koontz

Discussions in Percussion

The Brazilian Beat

EKU Voices

Scott Kettner

Kahlil Cummings

Marcus Santos

Sammy Davis Jr

Hans Zimmer

Nate Smith

Diana Ross

Michel Camilo

Chris Smith

Justin Timberlake

Ben O'Brien

Paul Stanley

Bryan Carter

Chris Robinson

Jesse Malin

OwlTail

Dr Jason Koontz of Eastern Kentucky UniversityBuy Drums at GoSamba.netClick HereBio: Dr. Jason Koontz has served as director of percussion studies at Eastern Kentucky University since 2000. He currently teaches applied percussion, percussion ensemble, percussion methods, music appreciation, world music, and directs both the EKU Percussion Ensemble and the EKU Steel Band. He has traveled to perform and study world music/percussion in Europe (England, Holland, and Switzerland), Japan, Taiwan, Trinidad, Africa, India, Indonesia, and Brasil. Koontz has also performed with groups such as Global Rhythms, Blast, Laborie Steel Orchestra, Birdsong Steel Orchestra, Silver Stars Steel Orchestra, the Cincinnati Pops and Ballet Orchestras, Lexington Philharmonic, Richmond Symphony, Lexington Theater, the Art of Rice Traveling Theater (Indonesia), Tonus Percussion Trio, Resonance Percussion Sextet, Star of Indiana drum and bugle corps, Brass Theater, and the Southwind drum and bugle corps. He is currently the Director of the Foster World Percussion Camp, Treasurer for the Kentucky Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society, a member of both the Percussive Arts Society, and the Kentucky Music Educators Association.  Jason is endorsed as an educational artist by Vic Firth Inc., Pearl, and Coyle Steel Drums. His compositions and arrangements for steel band and percussion ensemble are published by Row-Loff publications, Pan Ramajay Productions, and Coyle Steel Drums.Links:https://music.eku.edu/people/koontzhttps://percussion.eku.edu/about-dr-koontz   Mestre Junior Sampaio is teaching lessons online! Contact him via WhatsApp listed on the image above.   Master teacher Dudu Fuentes is teaching private lessons online! Click on the image above to contact Dudu. Grande Mestre Ailton Nunes Is teaching lessons online! Contact him via Whatsapp +55 21 98664 0047   Contra Mestre Pitoco from Estrela Brilhante! Click the image above to contact him!

Dr Jason Koontz of Eastern Kentucky UniversityBuy Drums at <a href="http://GoSamba.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GoSamba.net</a><a href="https://GoSamba.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click Here</a>Bio: Dr. Jason Koontz has served as director of percussion studies at Eastern Kentucky University since 2000. He currently teaches applied percussion, percussion ensemble, percussion methods, music appreciation, world music, and directs both the EKU Percussion Ensemble and the EKU Steel Band. He has traveled to perform and study world music/percussion in Europe (England, Holland, and Switzerland), Japan, Taiwan, Trinidad, Africa, India, Indonesia, and Brasil. Koontz has also performed with groups such as Global Rhythms, Blast, Laborie Steel Orchestra, Birdsong Steel Orchestra, Silver Stars Steel Orchestra, the Cincinnati Pops and Ballet Orchestras, Lexington Philharmonic, Richmond Symphony, Lexington Theater, the Art of Rice Traveling Theater (Indonesia), Tonus Percussion Trio, Resonance Percussion Sextet, Star of Indiana drum and bugle corps, Brass Theater, and the Southwind drum and bugle corps. He is currently the Director of the Foster World Percussion Camp, Treasurer for the Kentucky Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society, a member of both the Percussive Arts Society, and the Kentucky Music Educators Association.  Jason is endorsed as an educational artist by Vic Firth Inc., Pearl, and Coyle Steel Drums. His compositions and arrangements for steel band and percussion ensemble are published by Row-Loff publications, Pan Ramajay Productions, and Coyle Steel Drums.Links:<a href="https://music.eku.edu/people/koontz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://music.eku.edu/people/koontz</a><a href="https://percussion.eku.edu/about-dr-koontz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://percussion.eku.edu/about-dr-koontz</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mestrejuniorsampaio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> Mestre Junior Sampaio is teaching lessons online! Contact him via WhatsApp listed on the image above. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dudu_fuentes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> Master teacher Dudu Fuentes is teaching private lessons online! Click on the image above to contact Dudu. Grande Mestre Ailton Nunes Is teaching lessons online! Contact him via Whatsapp +55 21 98664 0047 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pitocoaxetu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> Contra Mestre Pitoco from Estrela Brilhante! Click the image above to contact him!

Epi 66 Dr. Jason Koontz from Eastern Kentucky University

Damon and Marcos get to talk to Jason about starting on guitar &amp; drumset then expanding his percussion palette to instruments from all over the world. He even makes some through woodworking. There are educational tips all the way through this episode. There are also segments like gig alerts, educational spotlights, music news and more!

Damon and Marcos get to talk to Jason about starting on guitar &amp; drumset then expanding his percussion palette to instruments from all over the world. He even makes some through woodworking. There are educational tips all the way through this episode. There are also segments like gig alerts, educational spotlights, music news and more!

#157 Jason Koontz: Multi-Percussionist & Faculty at Eastern Kentucky University

In the first episode of EKU Voices Carrie Lewis and Andrew Polter from the Eastern Kentucky University Office of Development of Alumni Relations sit down with Dr. Jason Koontz  Director of Percusion Studies in the EKU School of Music for a discussion about his experiences at Eastern as a professor and Alum.   They talk in depth about how World Music has influenced him, his interest in steel drum music, how that interest has influenced EKU percussion students and more.

S1E1: A Conversation with Dr. Jason Koontz