John Currey

John Currey holds a master’s degree in percussion performance from the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City where he teaches percussion for the Conservatory’s Community Music & Dance Academy. Numerous performance credits include with the Kansas City Symphony, Czech National Orchestra, newEar contemporary chamber ensemble, American Ballet Theatre, Caribbean Steel pan band, and the Kansas City Brass. He is a member of the Tri-Percussion group, Kansas City Brassworks, Flamenco de los Barrios, Broken String Latin-Jazz trio, and is Director of Marimba Sol de Chiapas marimba band. In addition to his Modern Dance accompaniment for the Kansas City Ballet School, Mr. Currey accompanies for the UMKC Conservatory Dance Department, and for the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey outreach programs and AileyCamps. John’s dance accompanying has been featured in numerous Modern Dance Master Classes, including for members of the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and Paul Taylor Dance Company. Mr. Currey has accompanied for dance greats David Parsons, Leni Wylliams, Denise Jefferson, Edgar Anido, Troy Powell, and others, and his dance accompanying earned him a commission to co-write music for the Wylliams/Henry Dance Company. Teaching credits include at Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa, Pittsburg State University, as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at UMKC, and as an Arts Educator for Kansas City Young Audiences.