Alaska Jazz Workshop Faculty Jazz Quintet Concert

John Damberg is a master percussionist specializing in performing and composing music for the John Damberg Latin Jazz Quintet. His main instruments are the marimba, vibes, malletkat, steel drum, and Latin hand percussion. John's quintet performs a fun mix of original songs and fresh arrangements of Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and Trinidadian composers. The group, formed in 1995, has performed at a wide variety of events for various Alaska Arts Councils including Valdez, Cordova, Seward, Homer, and Talkeetna. They have also been regular guest artists at the Girdwood Forest Fair, the Anchorage Salmon Daze Festival, the Alyeska Blueberry Festival, the UAA Jazz Week Festivals, and the PAS Alaska Day of Percussion Festivals. John also sets up concerts for the group on a regular basis at numerous locations in Anchorage including the Anchorage Lutheran and Trinity Presbyterian churches, the Wilda Marston Theater, the UAA Arts Building Recital Hall, the PAC, and at the Organic Oasis. The quintet plays regular benefit concerts for local charities including Bean's Cafe and The Food Bank of Alaska. The John Damberg Latin Jazz Quintet Members include: John Damberg-marimba, vibes, steel drum, and malletkat Karl Pasch-clarinet Mark Manners-guitar Bob Andrews-bass Cameron Cartland-drumset and Latin percussion