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Graham
Morgan
Born
in Melbourne Australia in 1937, Graham Morgan was educated
at Melbourne Grammar School. He ventured to Los Angeles
in 1962 where he studied under some of the best drummers
of the time (Joe Morello, Murray Spivak).
Grahams
outstanding career has spanned five decades and has taken
him from playing on the first ABC television broadcast
to recording a live album at Carnegie Hall with Cleo Laine
and John Dankworth. He has recorded and played with numerous
other artists such as John Farnham, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa,
Clark Terry, Carmen McRae, Freddie Hubbard, Nancy Wilson,
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and his own "Graham
Morgan Jazz Quartet".
At
GTV-9 Australia he held the position of staff drummer
for over 20 years working on numerous shows including
The Don Lane Show. At channel 10 (0) Graham worked
with the Young Talent Time band for 10 years, The
Ernie Sigley Show, Showcase and more.
His
drumming can be heard on hundreds of filmscores and television/
radio commercials recorded during the 60's, 70's, 80's
and 90's. He has earned himself the unique title of "The
Most Recorded Drummer in Australian History"
During
his remarkable career Graham has maintained a major interest
in the development of other drummers. This interest has
allowed him to teach hundreds of drummers, both here in
Australia and in the U.S.A. Graham began teaching in 1954
and has taught either privately, at schools/ institutions
or at his "Drum Clinics/ Master Classes" for the last
50+ years. In 1999 Graham released his first book titled
"Analysis of Contemporary Drumming - A Modern Physical
and Conceptual Approach"which has since become a best
seller and has also been included on the 2006 VCE syllabus
for drum-kit solo performance.
His
passion for developing as a musician is still as strong
today as it ever was. This allows him to continue his
outstanding career, playing and teaching a wide variety
of music.
In
1995 Graham was awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award
for Australian Drumming" at the Ultimate Drummers
Day held at Dallas Brooks Hall, Melbourne. He has since
performed at this event several times and can be seen
on the Ultimate Drummers Weekend - 10th Anniversary
DVD.
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