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Vincent Ector incent Ector hails from the musical city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he attended the University of Pennsylvania. Trained in Music beginning at age nine through GAMP, a music magnet school in Philadelphia that also enabled him to study at Temple University while still a junior high school student. He then began studying privately with drummers such as, Mickey Roker, Ralph Peterson Jr., and Armand Santarelli, as well as performing for six years as a percussionist with the United States Army Band.

As a performer, he has worked with jazz luminaries that include: Freddie Hubbard, Gloria Lynne, Charles Earland, Bobby Watson, Grover Washington Jr. Ted Curson, Dr Lonnie Smith, George Cables, Ralph Peterson Jr., Melvin Sparks, Johnny Coles and Shirley Scott.

Most recently, Vincent produced his second CD as a leader entitled “Renewal of the Spirit” for Mambo Maniacs Records. This recording features Bobby Watson on Saxophones and four of Vincent’s original compositions. He is featured performing on drum set, djembe and sangba African drums. His first CD, “Rhythm Master” features the great Eddie Henderson on trumpet. Vincent also produced a tribute recording for the late Charles Earland on the High Note record label. This recording features Joey DeFrancesco, Pat Martino and Eric Alexander. Vincent can also be heard on recordings by: Jimmy Bruno, Onaje Allan Gumbs and Charles Earland, as well as appearing as a musician on ABC television’s “One Life to Live” daytime soap opera, which features Vincent’s recorded drum performance. He performs regularly in New York City with several ensembles such as, The Charles Mingus Orchestra, The Mike LeDonne Organ Quartet and his own band in venues such as; Smoke, The Iridium, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola and The Jazz Standard among others.


An accomplished musician with no confinements, Mr. Ector has been featured as a Clinician at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Lincoln University and is currently the President and Executive Director of Arts For Kids Inc., a non-profit arts-in-education company providing workshops performances and professional development for schools in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. (www.artsforkids.net). He is also a sought after Artist-in-Residence for The Manhattan New Music Project and Arts Horizons Inc. of Englewood, New Jersey. These residencies place him in the New York City public school system, primarily in districts for children with special needs.

Mr. Ector was a featured teaching artist in the 2001 Harcourt/Brace Media Literacy Video Series, which is distributed nationally, as well as internationally.

Vincent is currently in demand as a recording musician and as a performer at jazz festivals throughout the world with numerous international artists such as, Bobby Watson & Horizon, Gloria Lynne, Dr Lonnie Smith, Gene Ludwig, The Spirit of Life Ensemble and Jimmy Bruno.



EDUCATION:
William Paterson University 2003 to present
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1990 - 1992
United States Army Bandsman 1985 - 1991
United States Army School of Music O.J.T. Program, Fort Bliss, Texas. 1985

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: (Performed and/or Recorded With:)
Freddie Hubbard, Gloria Lynne, Vinx, Ralph Peterson Jr., Bobby Watson, Kenny Barron, Charles Earland, George Cables, Joey DeFrancesco, Onaje Alan Gumbs, Jimmy Bruno, Grover Washington Jr., Eddie Henderson, Miri Ben-Ari, Pete Yellin, Pat Martino, Talib Kibwe, Charles Fambrough, Houston Person/Etta Jones, Ted Curson, Grady Tate, Gary Bartz, The Spirit of Life Ensemble, Rufus Reid, Scott Hamilton, Orrin Evans, Ravi Coltrane, Sam Newsome, Avishai Cohen, Eric Alexander, Allison Williams, Johnny Coles, Shirley Scott, Craig Bailey, Cecil Payne, Calvin Hill, James Weidman, Roy Meriweather, Melvin Sparks, Mike LeDonne, Darryl Grant, Michael Cochrane, Jamaladeen Tacuma, Sherman Irby, Sandra Reeves-Phillips, Ruth Naomi Floyd, Melba Joyce.

Others available upon request.

SEE DISCOGRAPHY »

VENUES: (Partial listings)
Marostica Jazz Festival, Marostica, Italy
Teatro Novelli - Grottazzolina, Italy
Le Meridian Hotel - Paris, France
Duc De Lombarde - Paris, France
Q Jazz Club- Istanbul, Turkey
The Half Note - Athens,Greece
NB Club - Tokyo, Japan
Milos - Thessalonikki, Greece
Sweet Basil - New York City
Apollo Theatre - New York City
Metronome - New York City
Tavern On The Green -New York City
The Five Spot- New York City
Birdland - New York City
Zinno -New York City
Iridium-New York City
Smalls-New York City
Jazzmobile-New York City
The Bop Shop - Chicago, Illinois
Madame Walker Theatre - Indianapolis, Indiana.
Jazz Etc. - Los Angeles, California.
Westbury Music Fair - St. Louis, Missouri.
Victory Theatre - Dayton, Ohio.
Academy of Music - Philadelphia., Pennsylvania
Spectrum - Philadelphia., Pennsylvania.
Ortlieb's Jazz Haus - Philadelphia., Pennsylvania.
  
SPECIAL EVENTS / FESTIVALS: (Partial listings)
Lincoln Center Out Of Doors
Lincoln Center, New York, New York
First Annual United Nations Jazz Festival
Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium U.N. Bldg. New York, New York
Hennesey Cognac-National Public Radio
New Years Eve Jazz Coast to Coast Radio Broadcast
Panasonic Village Jazz Festival
Greenwich Village, New York, New York
Pori Jazz Festival, Pori, Finland
Jazz Set with Branford Marsailis on NPR Radio
The Charles Earland Quintet
WBGO-FM 88.3 Live Radio Broadcast
The Charles Earland Tribute Band (Band Leader)
The Kennedy Center
The Gloria Lynne Quartet , Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival, Washington, DC.

ARTS IN EDUCATION:
President/Executive Director - Arts For Kids Inc. - Paterson, New Jersey
NJ State Council on the Arts - Approved Teaching Artist 2002-2003
Clinician - Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ
Clinician - University of the Arts - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Clinician - Lincoln University - West Chester, Pennsylvania
Artist-in-Residence - Arts Horizons - Englewood, New Jersey
Featured Artist - Harcourt/Brace Media Literacy Video Series.

PROFESSIONAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT: (Instructor)
2002 NJ Arts Education Collective Artist Training Workshop - Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
2001 Artist Teacher Institute - Rutgers University, Camden, NJ.
Music and Storytelling for Special Learners - Columbia University Teacher's College, NYC.
Music for Special Learners K-5 and 5-12- Hunterdon Educational Center, Hunterdon, NJ.
Assessment Workshop - NYC Community School District 5.
Percussion Workshop for Special Learners - NYC Community School District 75.
Creating a Successful Residency - Arts Horizons Artist Seminar, All Soul's Church, NYC.
Music for Special Learners - Raritan Community College, Raritan, NJ.

MEMBERSHIPS:
American Federation of Musicians
- Local 802, New York, NY.

AWARDS:
2001 Passaic County Cultural & Heritage Foundation Artist Grant Award
1999 Puffin Foundation Ltd. Artist Grant Award Recipient
  

ENDORSEMENTS:
Mapex Drums
Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets
Attack Drum Heads
Istanbul Cymbals

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