ABOUT
Wallace Kent
Cell (661)343-8358
Email: wallacekent3
Teaching Experience:
Job Title: Private Music Instructor, 1974 to 2005
Location: Wallace Kent’s Percussion & Piano Studio, Bakersfield, CA
Contact: Wallace Kent-owner and operator
Job Duties: Taught 50 to 60 students a week in percussion and piano.
Job Title: Percussion Ensemble Instructor, 2004 to 2005
Location: Highland High School, Bakersfield, CA
Job Duties: Instructed ensemble and private students.
Job Title: Adjunct Faculty, 1990 to 2005
Location: California State University, Bakersfield, CA
Contact: Doug Davis (Music Department Chair) (661) 654-2782
Job Duties: Class and private percussion music instructor.
Performing Experience:
Job Title: Piano Accompanist, 1991 to 1992
Location: Church of Religious Science, Bakersfield, CA
Job Duties: Accompanied choir and all worship services
Job Title: Piano Accompanist, 1992 to 2004
Location: Community Church of Life, Bakersfield, CA
Job Duties: Accompanied choir and all worship services.
Job Title: Piano Accompanist, 1997 to 1998
Location: Bakersfield High School, Bakersfield, CA
Job Duties: Accompanied all choir ensembles and concerts.
Job Title: Symphonic Percussionist, 1974 to 2002
Location: Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, Bakersfield, CA
Contact: John Farrer, Conductor. (661) 323-7928
Job Duties: Symphonic Percussionist.
Other Performing Groups:
1) Latin Percussion Ensemble-California State University, Northridge (1 yr)
2)”Sundae Afternoon”-touring show band-drum set-(1 yr)
3) Top Forty bands-5 nights a week for 8 years (drum set)
4) Bakersfield Country Club-solo piano twice a week-(1 yr)
5) Bakersfield Music Theater-pit orchestra percussionist for numerous musicals
Other Performing Groups cont.
6) Musical Director-Bakersfield Melodrama-“Rip Van Winkle Show” (piano)
7) Musical Director for “Teatro Bazaro Show”-Bakersfield Musical Theater (2 shows)
8) Bakersfield Jazz Festival “Wallace Kent Jazz Quartet” (1994)
9) Cambria Jazz Festival (2003)
10) Bakersfield Winds-percussionist-(1 yr)
11) Bistro Restaurant-solo piano-once a week (1 yr)
12) Bud Shank jazz workshop ensembles-1 week a year for 7 years (Port Townsend, Washington)
13) Numerous casuals on rock or jazz drum set
14) Numerous engagements as a pianist for weddings; receptions; parties etc.
Music Books Written:
1) Snare Drum Pedagogy and Technique
2) Beginning Drum Set
3 Latin Rhythms for Congas, Bongos and Timbales
4) Piano Reference Book
Jazz Recordings on CD:
1) We’re All Together (Wallace Kent; drums/Terry Trotter; piano/ Bob Maze; Bass/ Jon Nagourney; Vibes (1991)
2) Serving Time (Wallace Kent; drums/Terry Trotter; piano/John Clayton; Bass/Jon Nagourney; Vibes (2001)
Music Business Experience:
Job Title: Secretary Treasurer, 1998 – 2005
Location: Bakersfield Musicians Union (Local 263), Bakersfield, CA
Contact: Merged with Sacramento Musicians Union (No contact information)
Job Duties: Responsible for all aspects of running the union including bookkeeping, mailings, customer service, union meetings, membership records, etc.
Education:
Cal State University Bakersfield, Bakersfield California
Studied Fine Arts concentrating in music.
BA degree in 1979
Bakersfield College – Bakersfield California
General Education: Music Major
AA degree in 1975
Education Cont.
Murray Spivack Percussion Studio – Hollywood, California (Studied Symphonic Percussion from 1974 – 1980 with:)
1) Murray Spivack - Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame (orchestral snare drum; 2 years)
2) Walt Goodwin -member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic (orchestral snare drum; 1 year)
3 Dale Anderson- Adjunct faculty at USC (mallets; 3 years)
Other private music instructors:
1) Charlie Shoemake (jazz improvisation; 2yrs)
2) Jon Nagourney (jazz improvisation; 1 yr)
3) Terry Trotter (piano and jazz improvisation; 3 yrs)
4) Carol Anderson (piano)
5) Joanne Grauer (piano)
6) Jeff Hamilton (jazz drums; 1yr)
7) Gary Hall (drum set)
8) Luis Conte (Latin percussion; 2 yrs)
9) Jerry Steinholtz (Latin percussion; 1 yr
10) Raynor Carroll (timpani)
- Screen name:
- wallace1074362
- Member since:
- Jun 16 2015
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Touring
- Years playing music:
- 40
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 6-7 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
EQUIPMENT
Roland RD 600 and Yamaha acoustic pianos; DW Drum set for rock; Gretch drum set for jazz; Latin Pecussion set up; classical percussion-Vibes, 5 octave marimba, 4 octave Xylophone, orchestral bells, all Pearl orchestral snare drums, assorted hand percussion.
