The Drum Line II
at the Metropolitan Gallery
Saturday, November 19, 2011

The Nu-Art Series is proud to present The Drum Line II - a performance by St. Louis percussionists Jerome "Scrooge" Harris, Charles "Bobo" Shaw and Gary Sykes, and also featuring Johnnie Johnson and Eddie Brown - on Saturday, November 19, 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. The performance is part of our ongoing Jazz and the Visual Arts Series.

This is the second annual Drum Line performance at the Metropolitan Gallery. There are are several threads that bind Harris, Shaw and Sykes. They are all from St. Louis, they all play the same instrument and all started in the Drum & Bugle Corps. The African American vets of foriegn wars, VFW Post #77, started two marching units in the 1930's. The senior unit was named the Tom Powell Post and the jumior unit was American Woodsman. These individuals are products of that effort. The Corps also has a long list of alums, such as musicians Clark Terry, Phillip Wilson, Oliver Lake and many more. These drummers have worked with some of the best in American music and have been recognized for their contributions to the St. Louis music scene.

The Nu-Art Series is a Not-for-Profit Arts Organization.