P.O. Box 22872 Brooklyn, NY 11202-2872 917-373-2882 806 Esplanade Ave. New Orleans, LA 70116 504-251-1405 Fax: 504-525-6652 Called, “The Future of Bebop (House of Blues, Review May 5, 2000), Wade Barnes is certainly considered by many to be one of the great drummers, and composers.  The Albany Times Union stated about his appearance at the 1997 Saratoga Jazz Festival, “Mr. Barnes has developed into a premier drummer, composer, and educator.” Receiving a Master of Arts, in Music, Vermont College, Norwich University and two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Music, Empire State College, S.U.N.Y., and in History, Queens College, after years of informal study, while performing since a teenager in New York City, Wade Barnes has facilitated a holistic conception which incorporates the entire history of American music.  Mr. Barnes’ knowledge of social and musical history as well as pedagogy has allowed him to create an extremely successful innovative, interdisciplinary, and interactive program called, “The Charles Evans Music Initiative, In New Orleans, Featuring Wade Barnes and Unit Structures.”  This effort, as well as his other music education and community activities, has made Mr. Barnes a leader in the field of “teaching artists.” Drummers, who were born in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries such as Cornelius Tillman, Buddy Gilmore, Paul Barbarin, Baby Dodds, and Chick Webb have been extremely influential. Notwithstanding, Wade Barnes is commonly recognized as extending the tradition of the drums, pioneered by drummers Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, ‘Philly’ Joe Jones,  Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones, and Tony Williams and William ‘Beaver’ Harris. It has been stated, by many, that Mr. Barnes has the “swing of Philly Joe Jones and the technique of Buddy Rich.”  Although all the musicians stated above have been profound influences, Wade Barnes has incorporated the ideas of these and others, to fashion his very distinct personal sound. Mr. Barnes is the director, principal composer and arranger, of The Brooklyn Repertory Ensemble, a 17 member ensemble, noted for its unique sound. In addition, he leads smaller ensembles. Two of his other regular working bands are: Wade Barnes and The Bottom Line (a ten member ensemble); and Wade Barnes and Unit Structures. Mr. Barnes, also, performed with: “Doc” Cheatham; Earle Warren; Dicky Wells; Howard McGhee; Cecil Payne; Leonard Gaskin; Joe Knight; Franklin Skeets; Candido; Albert Dailey; Billy Mitchell; Benny Powell; Jimmy Garrison; Bob Cranshaw; Archie Shepp; George Coleman; James Spaulding; Sonny Fortune; Jon Faddis among others. Performance Venues Mr. Barnes has performed in venues such as: The Smithsonian Institute; The JVC Festival (in New York City and Saratoga Springs, N.Y.); Sweet Basil, Slug’s Saloon, The Village Vanguard, Small’s; Fat Cat; and The Iridium, New York City; Larry’s Hideaway, Toronto; The Rising Sun, Montreal; The Louisiana State Museum, Snug Harbor, Satchmo Summer Fest and Club Strut, Tiptina’s, Ashe Cultural Arts Center, New Orleans. Discography (partial) • Pragmatic Optimism, • The Brooklyn Repertory Ensemble (360 Records); • Passport To Brooklyn, • The Brooklyn Repertory Ensemble (Progressive Records); • The Brooklyn Four Plus One, Self-titled, (Progressive Records); • The Sounds…They Show Us, • The Wade Barnes Septet (360 Records); • Bridgin’ The Gap, • The Brooklyn Conservatory Faculty Jazz Ensemble (360 Records); • Deane’s Basics, • Deane and The Jazz Masters (Progressive Records); • In Your Eyes, Linda Presgrave (Metropolitan Records); • Wild As The Wind, Pucci Amanda Jhones (CIMP Records); • Fantasy For Orchestra, • The Universal Jazz Symphonette (Independent). Education Grants The Brooklyn Four Plus One Inc. has been awarded grants to conduct education programs from: • The Charles Evans Foundation • The New York City Council and The Department of Cultural Affairs • The Music Performance Fund • The Vermont Arts Council • Vermont College • New England Life • The Jazz Foundation Of America. The grants were awarded to The Brooklyn Four Plus One Inc. in order to administer music education programs created by Mr. Barnes.   In July, 2008 Wade Barnes and Unit Structures: created an innovative music workshops and education partnerships with: Louisiana State Museum and the Recovery School District for New Orleans public school students (This program was conducted again in 2009); and the summer CAMP program in Marathon, Florida. From 2001 to the present, as director of The Brooklyn Repertory Ensemble, Mr. Barnes has created clinics, workshops and curricula for The New York City Public Schools. Additionally, in 1997, Meet The Composer commissioned Mr. Barnes to compose, “From Slavery To Freedom,” a suite dedicated to the noted historian John Hope Franklin.  On the c.d., “The Sounds…They Show Us,” the ensemble expounds on the suite of six tunes Mr. Barnes wrote while still a teenager.