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Glen Woodman
Voice, Recorders, Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Ukulele, Maracas
Glen's musical career began hesitantly at age six with the piano. He played the trumpet poorly at age ten, and took up the guitar and bass two years later. After eliciting blank stares and catcalls while simultaneously playing ukulele and sousaphone, he joined the orchestra at Virginia Tech as a tuba player and later, in northern California, began his concentrated study of the recorder. As a performance artist and environmental engineer, Glen played the title role in a seven-minute version of Shakespeare's Macbeth, played ukulele while walking a tightrope, and operated a 65-foot socket wrench in a nuclear reactor.
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Mark "Trail" Sylvester
Voice, Guitar, Bass, Flutes, Banjo, Percussion
Mark grew up in Gaithersburg, MD where he was often seen with his guitar, most notably as a founding member of the band Spot. Mark attended Penn State, and after graduation he continued to live in State College, PA for several years. During that time he performed as a solo guitarist, taught guitar, bass and banjo, and played percussion for the African dance troupe, Nommo. In addition to playing with Tree Surgeons, Mark regularly performs in and around the Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD areas, His solo appearances feature music from American Gypsy, his CD of original music for solo acoustic guitar.
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Occasional and Former Surgeons (the drummers)
Gene Jones:
Congas, Bongos, Shakers
Born in Philadelphia and raised in Los Angeles, Gene studied congas in San Francisco before moving to Europe for twelve years to tour and record with several bands. He played with Melenge when they signed with Polygram, and his band I4NI signed with CBS records. In London, he managed major music venues and founded the London Songwriter's Showcase with the British Academy of Music. Now based in Batimore, this master percussionist is co-founder of Tree Surgeons.
Jesse Rocks:
Drums, Voice, Bass
Jesse has drummed extensively with Tree Surgeons, and he is now pursuing other musical projects. He is skilled at several instruments, but it is his voice that appears on Witness. Listen for his harmonies on "Waiting".
Pete Moss (a.k.a. Peter Kidwell):
Kooky Moroccan Bongos
Born and raised in the Washington, D.C. area, Pete was exposed during his formative years primarily to go go, funk, r&b and rock & roll, but credits his uncle's coffee table playing as his biggest influence. Dr. Moss minored in music in college with an emphasis on percussion. He is a natural percussionist who had not yet performed professionally until he was "discovered" while banging on a coffee table in the house he shared with "Trail."Pete appears on Tree Surgeons' latest CD, Witness, and has been known to perform with Tree Surgeons from time to time.
Steve Fox:
Drums
Though he never performed live with Tree Surgeons, Dr. Fox laid down some steady grooves on Witness. Steve can be seen around the D.C. area with other bands, including Liquid Lobster, Tantric, Eric Maring and Twist. In addition to his many drumming credits, he is a former drum technician and
lighting director for Robin Trower. An internet guru, Steve has created an informative and interesting web site about the D.C. music scene. Check out dcmusicnews.com for yourself.
Gary Rosewood:
Drums, Triangle
Gary has been performing and teaching drums since the late 1970s. His stage credits include Chuck Berry, Nappy Brown, Deanna Bogart, Daryl Davis, and Pete Kennedy. He holds a B.A. in Music from the University of Maryland, and has taken Masters courses at The Drummers Collective and the Harbor Performing Arts Center, both located in New York City where he spent three years immersed in the performance of Afro-Cuban and Brazillian music. Gary played drums on Tree Surgeons first CD, Eye of Time.
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