Doug Brush Percussion

Partial list of bands, ensembles, and theaters I’ve played or recorded for…

Las Guitarras de Espana - renowned flamenco fusion group

Occidental Brothers Dance Band International - high energy afro-pop

Akabley - the best guitarist in Ghana

Rhythmunity Ensemble - percussion from the world over, known by most chicago public school students

Kristin Shout and Smoking Kitten - jazzy alt country cabaret

Cube Ensemble - chicago’s  premier avant garde music ensemble

Gunnelpumpers - 3 basses(!!!) in front, eclectic improv

Dave Stringer  -  leader of kirtan (sanskrit chant) around the world

Girish - kirtan-walla and killer tabla player

Ten Tongues  - poet cyn salach, good friends, wine, spoken word, inventive music

The Chicago Classical Oriental Ensemble - sounds like cairo, beruit, damascus…

The Mosaic Trio - traditional instrumental music from the Arabic, Sephardic, Egyptian, Levantine, Turkish, and Armenian repertoire

Holy Goat - straight up djembe / dundun / bala music from guinea

Fulcrum Point - amazing contemporary music ensemble led by Steven Burns

Las Toallitas - he legendary chicago funky gypsy dancehall band

The Fetal Position - another outpouring of Mickey Greenburg’s genius

The Everyone Orchestra - the revolving cast of stellar musicians brought together by drummer/conductor Matt Butler

John Elmquist - unapologetic, zappaesque, brilliant

Anne Harris - passionate captivating performances and evocative songs

Tributeasaurus - chicago’s best studio musicians having fun

Jacco Mueller  - fiery  flamenco

Willy Schwarz - what to say?  A master.

Trinkets of Joy  - the supremely talented tommy zender

The Nubile Thangs - off the hook rock n roll

Lindsay Jones - sound designer extrodinaire

The Drovers - trailblazers of irish rock

Mike Kirkpatrick - thanks for hooking me up with the dance world

Crispen, Michael, and Pachow - master mbira players from harare
Ensemble Espanol - leading chicago flamenco theater group

Anish - irish meets techo

Aerin Tedesco  -  insightful singer / songwriter

Andrea Bunch - singer / songwriter with a twist

Matt Tiegler  - reminds the ear of of XTC, Bowie, Costello

Dan Brody - famous ghanaian ex-pat musician in chicago

Rose Polenzanni -  wow, what lyrics

Devi 2000 - leaders of chicago kirtan (sanskrit chant)   

Issa Boulous - composer, 'ud performer, critic, researcher, writer, and lyricist

Theatres and/or Shows

Wicked – Broadway in Chicago
The Color Purple - Broadway in Chicago
Tommy Tune’s Doctor Doolittle – Broadway in Chicago
A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream – Chicago Shakespeare
Henry V – Chicago Shakespeare
Three Musketeers – Chicago Shakespeare
Dance for Life, Chicago
Blade to the Heat – Appletree Theater 
Ole Ole Puppet and Dance Theater
Clinard Dance Theater
Clockwork Orange – Steppenwolf Theatre
Jacque Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
Evita – Wagonwheel Theater
Zorba the Greek – Appletree Theater
Various Redmoon Theater productions
The Buddy Holly Story – National Tour
Tribute to Leonard Cohen

Also:
Various jingle, commercial and soundtrack work
Surround sound percussion recordings for sound library
Percussion album to accompany Randy Duncan modern dance workshop

Playing with three amazing mbira players from Harare, Zimbabwe at Martyrs in Chicago.

With Dave Stringer and Allana Kaivalya in New Zealand.

Playing with Akabley at the Vanity Club in Accra, Ghana.

Recording a High Life album on a back porch in Kokrobite, Ghana.