Name: Drum set Legend Bernard Purdie's Purdie Shuffle Workshop
Start: 2025-09-03T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-09-03T21:00:00-08:00
Location: UAA Fine Arts Building Room 124, 3700 Alumni Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508

Drum set Legend Bernard Purdie's Purdie Shuffle Workshop

Event: The Alaska Jazz workshop presents
Drumming Legend & hit maker on over 4,000 records
Bernard (Pretty) Purdie’s and his Purdie Shuffle workshop

When: 7-9 pm September 3, 2025 (Wednesday)
Where: Room 124 of the UAA Fine Arts Building
3700 Alumni Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508
Description: Drumming legend Bernard Purdie (bernardpurdiedrums.com), the most recorded drummer in music history on over 4,000 hit records and creator of the world famous “Purdie Shuffle”, shares the glory days of R&B, rock n roll, and authentic jazz in his amazing Purdie Shuffle Workshop. Bernard has worked with a wide variety of top recording artists from Bob Marley, James Brown to Steely Dan and was Aretha Franklin's band director for 13 years. He famous iconic Purdie Shuffle beat he used with Steely Dan on their AJA record and on Toto's Rosanna song. He is a great drummer, very charismatic, and a real crowd pleaser not to be missed! This workshop is appropriate for all levels of drummers from beginning to advanced and non drummers too.
Registration required. Limit of 30 participants. Admission is $40. For more information and to download a registration form go to www.akjazzworkshop.org and click on Applications.