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Phil Neighbors
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Drummer Phil Neighbors has been teaching jazz
ensembles at the JPMC since 2002.He's been playing music since his
teens where he gained experience playing in shows, Dixieland groups,
and German bands. Phil studied Percussion, Jazz, and Composition at
Morehead State University in Kentucky. Since college, Phil has played
with a host of different bands in many genres both in Cincinnati and in
Boston. Since moving to Boston in 1995, he has performed and/or
recorded with groups as diverse as: The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble,
Dave Birkin's Hot Shots, the Sam Davis group, The Coots, the Jeff
Robinson Trio, and the Funky White Honkies, to name a few.
Phil favors a relaxed approach to teaching his three jazz ensembles. In his words: "I want the members of my ensembles to have fun and at the same time I try to convey as much useful information as I can." |
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