Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 8 - Jeff Calissi (part 1)

Former UNCG classmate and groomsman to my wedding (along with being Percussion Instructor at Eastern Connecticut State University) Dr. Jeff Calissi talks about getting the job in CT (00:03:50), growing up in NJ (00:38:40), drumset players and rock music (00:58:00), getting to Radford University (01:24:10), and making his way to UNCG (01:42:40).

Closing with raves (01:52:00).

Links:

Jeff Calissi's website

Jeff Calissi's ECSU page

Cort McClaren

John Parks' 2016 PAS Article on Tenure Track Jobs

Nathan Daughtrey

Rush - YYZ

Keith Carlock and Steve Gadd

Simon Phillips

Pete Townsend - Give Blood

Just Friends trailer

Trixter - One in a Million

Sam Goody

Led Zeppelin Box Set

Led Zeppelin - The Rain Song

Queen - Seven Seas of Rhye

Deep Purple - Woman From Tokyo

Al Wojtera

Angel Records

Mark Camphouse

David Long - The Crystals

Daniel McCarthy - River is the Way

David Gillingham - Gate to Heaven

Raves:  

The Best American Non-Required Reading Series

"If He Hollers, Let Him Go" by Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah