Previously, Terry has made several solo albums featuring himself in various musical styles and settings... Including ensembles, duets, songwriter collaborations with guest instrumentalists and vocalists. He's had the opportunity to perform and record with some of the world's most outstanding musicians... Including, Vic Juris - Eric Kloss, Phil Woods - Barry Miles, The Manhattan Jazz Orchestra - Billy Ocean - George Benson -Laura Nyro - Natalie Merchant - Freddie Jackson and Jeffrey Osborne...To name a few.
Read moreTerry Silverlight: Remembering Tony Williams
When I was fourteen years old, I played drums on my first recording led by my brother Barry Miles that included Pat Martino, John Abercrombie, Lew Tabackin, Victor Gaskin and Warren Smith. The music Barry had written was different than anything I had heard until that point, so there was no choice but for me to figure out what and how to play something that would be the right fit, in my own voice. Knowing that Tony Williams had done that being so young, it inspired me to try and make that happen for myself.
Read moreNew book by TERRY SILVERLIGHT and MORRIS ‘Arnie’ LANG - "A NEW CONCEPTION"
Legendary classical percussionist and educator Morris “Arnie” Lang together with jazz/pop/fusion drummer Terry Silverlight present a unique concept of changing meters over four bars (sixteen beats) in 4/4 time.
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