Peter Giger, world famous drummer and jazz musician has added a wonderful collection of his 50 years music career to his website:
Peter Giger recently toured in Germany with his percussion ensemble “Family of Percussion“.
More info about the tour concert
Eric Stuer, drummer, webmaster of Rhythm Web passed away, because of a car accident. The driver of the car was his wife, Deborah and she was killed too.
Eric’s famous quote about music:
The more you love music, the more music you love.
Eric was one of my best friends, though we never met in person. I am not in a mood to write more, so I insert the following information from here and there:
Texas couple dies in one-vehicle crash
A Texas couple died Friday evening in a one-vehicle accident on Interstate 49 in Natchitoches Parish, according to State Police.
The dead were identified as Deborah A. Longoria-Stuer, 53, and Eric K. Stuer, 55, both of Richardson, Texas.
Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a fatal crash involving one vehicle at 6:55 p.m. Friday on I-49, milepost 158, in Natchitoches Parish.
State Police identified the fatalities
According to State Police, the accident happened at 6:55 p.m. as Deborah Longoria-Stuer was driving a 1994 Ford Explorer northbound on I-49. She lost control of the Explorer when a tire apparently blew out.
The Explorer ran off the left side of the road and overturned several times. Longoria-Stuer was partially ejected and Stuer was ejected.
Both Longoria-Stuer and Stuer were pronounced dead.
A passenger in the Explorer, 26-year-old Jules Stuer of Richardson, Texas, also was ejected, but received only minor injuries. Jules Stuer was transported to a hospital.
Routine toxicology tests are pending.
Resource: TheTwonWalk.com
Short Biography of Eric Stuer from Wikipedia:
Eric Stuer (born 1953 in Stamford CN USA) was exposed to a wide variety of music and art at an early age by his family, who enjoyed an active artistic lifestyle in the NYC area. He moved with his parents to Houston in 1957, and began formal study of percussion in 1962, first with big band drummer Jack Dudney and after several years from Houston Symphony percussionist “Hap” Fulghum. His professional career began in 1968 at the age of 15, with a series of fashion shows for Sakowitz department stores and a string of casual engagements in the Houston area.
His musical studies had continued from then until 2008 (that he passed away), with various teachers and from various other sources. He has since the early 70’s been based in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex, and specializes in various styles of drumset performance, along with a variety of hand drums and ethnic percussion, including homemade and found objects. Eric has experience arranging and composing, and is webmaster of Rhythmweb, an online resource for those researching rhythm and world percussion.
Update Number One:
Chris Sampson, drummer and webmaster of OMRadio wrote:
A note from OM: Without Rhythmweb.com, OMRadio might never have existed. Because of his tireless efforts, Eric Stuer made a huge difference in the modern hand drumming world. We have lost a great soul who asked for very little, gave all he had, and was kind beyond words. I knew Eric as a brother and friend and many times called him up to share the latest events. I was supposed to enjoy his company in the coming weeks as he had begun coming to Houston to play with Abu Bakir Kouyate. He was so jazzed to have some great gigs down here. My heart is heavy with this sad loss and I hope you will honor Eric in your own way. Here is the magnificent site he ran: Rhythmweb.com
