ArtistInfo

Bob Becker

perc, *1947 US, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Musician / Composer of Classical and Jazz
A.k.a. Robert Becker

Bob Becker (born 22 June 1947) is an American percussionist and composer known primarily as a founding member of the Nexus percussion ensemble, as well as a performer in the Steve Reich and Musicians ensemble. He primarily performs as a keyboard percussionist, but is also skilled in tabla and concert snare drumming. As a composer, Becker employs a multicultural approach by mixing the style of western military drumming with North Indian Hindustani idioms, such as raga scale patterns and tabla drumming. This fusion of compositional practices is the main focus of works like Lahara and Mudra. There are also traces of influence from the music of minimalists like Steve Reich, which can be attributed to Becker's experience with that composer's music.

Instruments

• Percussion
• Vibraphone
• Xylophone
• Marimba
• Piano

Genres

• Classical
• Jazz
• World
• Folk
• Spoken Word

Plays With