Jamie Papish
Jamie has made a name for himself in the Los Angeles World Music Scene as a passionate percussionist of ethnic hand drum styles of the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe & the Balkans specializing in Doumbek, Darabuka, Riq (Arabic Tambourine), Frame Drums, Persian Daf, Tombak, Cajon, Djembe, Udu Drum and Turkish Davul (Turkish Marching Drum). He maintains an active performance, recording and teaching schedule. Jamie has performed at such notable venues as the Ford Amphitheater, the Skirball Cultural Center, the Getty Museum, the Broad Stage, Zipper Hall, San Diego's Museum of Modern Art, USC, Houston’s Rothko Chapel, Yale University, Museum of Jewish Heritage-NYC and Symphony Hall-Seattle and at international festivals in Poland; South Korea; Israel; Jordan; Mexico, Spain, Morocco, Istanbul, India & Armenia. Jamie has hundreds of recording credits including 'Floodplain' by The Kronos Quartet; Yuval Ron Ensemble’s ‘Under the Olive Tree’, ‘Tree of Life’ , ‘Seeker of Truth and 'Unity of the Heart' and short film Academy Award winning ‘West Bank Story’ composed by Yuval Ron.