Current Projects
Concert/World Percussion
World-Percussion Project - Dr. Ziegler's goal with the WPP is to explore folk, traditional, and popular music from a variety of countries, and to perform them on western and non-western percussion instruments. In doing so, he hopes to foster in the listener an appreciation for music outside of the western cannon, and to aid in the expansion of the musical and cultural understanding of these regions. Exploring the music of these cultures helps to free ourselves from focusing on differences between “us and them,” and allows us instead to experience the passion, technical expertise, complexity, and humanity shown by individuals, through music, throughout the world.
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University of Toledo Rocket Steelband - Directed by Dr. Ziegler, The University of Toledo's newest performing ensemble, the Rocket Steelband, plays high energy soca and calypso music from the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, American pop and jazz, as well as concert, pop, and folk music from around the world. The goal of this ensemble, available to students at the University of Toledo for college credit, is to teach performance techniques, world cultures, and the history of the steel pan in a fun, exciting, and inclusive atmosphere. The Rocket Steelband is available for private and public events, and performs a final concert each semester. To stay up to date with upcoming performances please like our facebook page linked above.
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Drum Set/Commercial Percussion
G-String Jettison is made up of Brian Taylor (vocals), Steve Zaborniak (guitar), Mike Carston (bass), and Aaron Ziegler (drums), and has become a favorite in the Northwest Ohio/Southeast Michigan music scene. This powerful, high energy quartet plays a variety of rock from 80s bands like Journey, AC/DC, and Whitesnake, to 90s hits by bands such as Matchbox Twenty, Cake, and Jane's Addiction. The spontaneity of performances, and the huge variety of music, means that every time you see GSJ you'll be seeing a different show.
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The Buzz Anderson Project is made up of Buzz Anderson (guitar/vocals), Dave Denner (bass), and Aaron Ziegler (drums). This power trio plays a variety of music including blues, rock, funk, soul, and jam in a energetic and forceful way that has become their trademark, and has made them a favorite in the Ohio and Michigan music scene.
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