Dushun Mosley, Percussionist, is a performer, bandleader and father of three. Based in Chicago, IL he is the bandleader for the Vizitors and the Signature Group, a member of the Eight Bold Souls, Douglas Ewart and Inventions, Shadow Vignettes, The 5 after 7 Project, AACM Experimental Ensemble and the AACM Great Black Music Ensemble. Mr. Mosley has toured extensively as a soloist, in duets, trios and big bands. He has been called upon to do numerous engagements in social clubs, music halls and festivals in cities throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, Africa and Japan. These performances have contributed to his distinguished reputation as a forerunner in this generation of innovators. His style is Traditional Jazz, Blues and Funk in a combo band setting, but feels equally at home pushing big bands and Orchestras' to their limit.
He has performed with numerous entertainers such as Roscoe Mitchell, Steve Colson, Douglas Ewart, Henry Threadgill, Ernest Dawkins, Kenneth Green, Anthony Davis, Don Moye, Don Cherry, Amen Mohammad, Ed Wilkerson, Mwata Bowden, Dee Alexander, Spencer Barefield, Vandy Harris, Richard Muhal Abrams, George Lewis, Willie Pickins, Jodie Christian,Saalik Zyaid and others.
Instruments Played
Trap Drums, Conga, Bongos, Log Drums, Electronic Drums Small Percussion, Suspended Cymbal, The Mosley Earth Drum, Gongs, Chimes, Ewart wind Machine and Rain Sticks.
