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DOUG HINRICHS He/Him (Percussion)
Doug Hinrichs is a percussionist and composer based in New York City. He performs and records with countless artists in the New York City area and beyond and has several Broadway show credits to his name. Doug is perhaps best-known for his work in the musical “In The Heights,” for which he played drums and percussion during the show’s developmental years, and held the percussion chair for its full run on Broadway.
Doug's percussion tracks have been on jingles for ESPN, PowerAde, The New York Knicks, and Miller Lite Beer. His credits as a composer include placements of his pieces on the Bravo, USA, CBS, and ABC television networks. He also remains very active in the theater scene, subbing on percussion and drums in Broadway shows. Performance highlights include playing percussion for Bobby McFerrin at Jazz At Lincoln Center, and for Barry Manilow at his Las Vegas residency concerts.
A specialist in ethnic percussion (Doug studied in Brazil, the island of Guadeloupe, and Trinidad & Tobago), Doug also performs often on drum set, mallet and orchestra percussion, and steel pan. He is the inventor of the One-Handed Triangle, which is manufactured and sold worldwide by LP (Latin Percussion). He is an LP, Sabian, and Remo endorser.
KYLE SCHWEIZER He/Him (Saxaphone/Clarinet)
Kyle Schweizer is a Bronx-born saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist, being also skilled at clarinet, flute, piano, guitar, voice and percussion. He honed his craft at Fiorella H. LaGuardia High School and New School University.
He is a dynamic performer and stage presence who has played with bands such as Ambrosia, John Ford Coley, Chuck Cooper, Brother Josephus, Angela Workman, and Mike Ogletree of Simple Minds. He also is a gifted songwriter and arranger having written many originals and song re-imaginings for the swing big band Double Down. He has also appeared on the shows/movies Vinyl, The Only Living Boy in New York and Delivering the Goods.
He performs with an infectious energy and enthusiasm and is always ready to engage with the audience.
THE BAND
ETIENNE LYTLE He/Him (Band Leader/Music Director)
DOUG HINRICHS He/Him (Drummer) is a percussionist and composer based in New York City. He performs and records with countless artists in the New York City area and beyond and has several Broadway show credits to his name. Doug is perhaps best-known for his work in the musical “In The Heights,” for which he played drums and percussion during the show’s developmental years, and held the percussion chair for its full run on Broadway.
Doug's percussion tracks have been on jingles for ESPN, PowerAde, The New York Knicks, and Miller Lite Beer. His credits as a composer include placements of his pieces on the Bravo, USA, CBS, and ABC television networks. He also remains very active in the theater scene, subbing on percussion and drums in Broadway shows. Performance highlights include playing percussion for Bobby McFerrin at Jazz At Lincoln Center, and for Barry Manilow at his Las Vegas residency concerts.
A specialist in ethnic percussion (Doug studied in Brazil, the island of Guadeloupe, and Trinidad & Tobago), Doug also performs often on drum set, mallet and orchestra percussion, and steel pan. He is the inventor of the One-Handed Triangle, which is manufactured and sold worldwide by LP (Latin Percussion). He is an LP, Sabian, and Remo endorser.
KYLE SCHWEIZER He/Him (Horn Player) Kyle Schweizer is a Bronx-born saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist, being also skilled at clarinet, flute, piano, guitar, voice and percussion. He honed his craft at Fiorella H. LaGuardia High School and New School University.
He is a dynamic performer and stage presence who has played with bands such as Ambrosia, John Ford Coley, Chuck Cooper, Brother Josephus, Angela Workman, and Mike Ogletree of Simple Minds. He also is a gifted songwriter and arranger having written many originals and song re-imaginings for the swing big band Double Down. He has also appeared on the shows/movies Vinyl, The Only Living Boy in New York and Delivering the Goods.
He performs with an infectious energy and enthusiasm and is always ready to engage with the audience.