Early Bird Jazz for Kids: Keith Terry and the Crosspulse Percussion Ensemble at Stanford Jazz Festival

We could go on for hours about the developmental benefits of bringing your kids to see Keith Terry and Crosspulse, a quintet of body-tapping, vocalizing drummers who literally bring the world of music to a the stage. The fact is, you’ll forget all about eye-hand coordination the whole right brain/left brain thing once your kids start smiling, singing, and tapping along at this entertaining and informative introduction to the rhythms of the world, presented in a kid-friendly environment. The Village Voice describes Keith Terry this way: “Using any surface for its rhythmic possibilities, Terry claps his hands, rubs his palms, finger-pops, stamps his feet, brushes his soles, slaps his butt and belly, pops his cheek, whomps his chest, skips and slides, sings and babbles and coughs, building his music out of a surprisingly varied register of sounds and clever rhythmic variations.”...

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We could go on for hours about the developmental benefits of bringing your kids to see Keith Terry and Crosspulse, a quintet of body-tapping, vocalizing drummers who literally bring the world of music to a the stage. The fact is, you’ll forget all about eye-hand coordination the whole right brain/left brain thing once your kids start smiling, singing, and tapping along at this entertaining and informative introduction to the rhythms of the world, presented in a kid-friendly environment. The Village Voice describes Keith Terry this way: “Using any surface for its rhythmic possibilities, Terry claps his hands, rubs his palms, finger-pops, stamps his feet, brushes his soles, slaps his butt and belly, pops his cheek, whomps his chest, skips and slides, sings and babbles and coughs, building his music out of a surprisingly varied register of sounds and clever rhythmic variations.”

Sponsored by Alice and Greg Melchor.

For more information on this event or to purchase tickets please visit http://www.stanfordjazz.org or call (650) 725-ARTS [2787]

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