BIO
Jazz drummer Terry O’Mahoney has appeared with such jazz greats as saxophonists Phil Woods, Bud Shank, Jimmy Heath, George Garzone, Tom Scott, and Jerry Bergonzi; pianists James Williams and Oliver Jones; guitarists Mike Stern, John Abercrombie, Gene Bertoncini, Ed Bickert, and Lorne Lofsky; trumpeters Randy Brecker, Marvin Stamm and Terell Strafford; trombonist Curtis Fuller and Wycliffe Gordon; and bassists Dave Young, Larry Grenadier and John Clayton. He performs regionally with Harry Pickens, Hora Certa (Brazilian jazz ensemble), Dave Clark, Don Krekel Orchestra, the Louisville Orchestra, Ron Jones, Blue Wisp Big Band, as well as the PNC Broadway Series at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts (touring Broadway musicals), the Louisville Ballet, Kentucky Opera, and the Louisville Master Chorale. His education includes studies with jazz great Jeff Hamilton, a B.M.Ed. from the University of Louisville (KY) and a Master’s degree from the University of Miami (FL). He endorses Crescent cymbals and Vic Firth drumsticks. He also was a Professor of Jazz Studies from St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia (Canada), where he performed with Symphony Nova Scotia (Halifax, Nova Scotia), numerous jazz festivals, performed masterclasses and adjudicated music festivals.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Part Time Lecturer -Jazz DrumsUniversity of Louisville, School of Music, Louisville, United StatesJan 2023 - 2030
DEGREES
- Bachelor of Music EducationUniversity of Louisville, Louisville, United States
- Masters of Music - Jazz PerformanceUniversity of Miami, Coral Gables, United States