Biography
SCOTT KETTNER (Artistic Director/Founder The Nation Beat and
Maracatu New York) Drummer,Percussionist,Composer,Recording artist
Scott Kettner is building a unique position for himself in the world of
Jazz and Contemporary World Music. A graduate of The New School
University Jazz and Contemporary Music program, Kettner has studied
intensively in Brazil and in 2004 became a member of one of the oldest
existing traditional Maracatu groups from Recife, Brazil, Maracatu Nação Estrela Brilhante (founded in 1906). In 2003 and 2005 Scott was awarded an artist grant from The Brooklyn Arts Council for his project Maracatu New York and The Nation Beat and was just elected a 2006 Latin Jazz Ambassador by the U.S. State Department.
Scott is also a faculty member of The New School University’s Jazz and
Contemporary Music Program where he conducts the Brazilian Maracatu
Percussion class.-Scott Kettner Myspace
Maracatu New York) Drummer,Percussionist,Composer,Recording artist
Scott Kettner is building a unique position for himself in the world of
Jazz and Contemporary World Music. A graduate of The New School
University Jazz and Contemporary Music program, Kettner has studied
intensively in Brazil and in 2004 became a member of one of the oldest
existing traditional Maracatu groups from Recife, Brazil, Maracatu Nação Estrela Brilhante (founded in 1906). In 2003 and 2005 Scott was awarded an artist grant from The Brooklyn Arts Council for his project Maracatu New York and The Nation Beat and was just elected a 2006 Latin Jazz Ambassador by the U.S. State Department.
Scott is also a faculty member of The New School University’s Jazz and
Contemporary Music Program where he conducts the Brazilian Maracatu
Percussion class.-Scott Kettner Myspace
