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​Keith is a graduate of the St. Louis Visual and Performing Arts High School. He studied percussion at Howard University under the tutelage of Alfonso M. Pollard, and at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette under Mike Mann, where he was named “Outstanding Collegiate Jazz Drummer” in the state and performed with IAJE All-Star Collegiate Jazz Band. Additionally, Keith has received invaluable instruction from Ralph Hardimon, former percussion arranger for the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum & Bugle Corps, Kenny Aronoff, Peter Erskine, and jazz legend Jim Chapin.


Keith has performed on stage with jazz icons Byron Stripling, Pete Fountain, and John Stoddard, acclaimed timpanist Rick Holmes of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, contemporary country artist Keith Urban, rock-n-roll legend Johnny Johnson, and religious artists Wintley Phipps, Roland Gresham, and Reger Smith. No stranger to exquisite concert venues, Keith has had the honor of performing at Powell Hall, the Sheldon Concert Hall, the Kauffman Center, and New York’s Lincoln Center.

About Our Instructors

Group Lessons

$102 p/month** (45-min sessions, one p/week)

    ** per enrolled student               

  • Scheduled sessions
  • Up to four players
  • Bridging the divide between players of varying abilities
  • Field trips to concerts, production rehearsals, and clinics

In-Person Lessons

$120 p/month (30-min sessions, one p/week*)         

     * 45 & 60 min lessons are available at different costs

  • Spacious studio w/two drum sets
  • Hands-on instructions
  • Play-a-long and recordable technology available
  • Field trips to concerts, production rehearsals, and clinics

Experience The Groove

Experience The Groove

Keith often works as a studio session percussionist, drum set drummer and world percussionist, and is the “on call percussionist” for the St. Louis Children’s Choirs, formally the St. Louis Symphony Children’s Choirs. He has served as the percussion specialist for The Principia School, Belleville West High School, Wentzville Rt-IV School District, Parkway South High School, and Fort Zumwalt South High School. While composing and arranging for these Missouri schools, Keith’s instruction and mentorship has helped these percussion sections, and others, achieve many state competition awards and national accolades. Additionally, he taught at the world renown Drum Headquarters from 1998 until it closed its doors in 2011. Whether you're interested in orchestral and rudimental, or percussion ensembles and drum circles, contact Grooveline, LLC for your percussion needs.

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Clinics, Drum Circles, & Performances

$299 (includes one rehearsal and sound check) 

  • All instruments provided for groups with up to 20 participants
  • Powerpoint/Apple presentations included in pricing

Arranging &  Composing

$265 p/piece (other terms negotiable) 

  • Commission worlds - marching and ensemble
  • Percussion transcribing
  • Difficult level pieces simplified to fit players' abilities

Online Lessons

$130 p/month 

  • Conducted weekly via Skype or FaceTime
  • Only a desktop computer or tablet computer needed
  • Anywhere...Anytime
  • Pre-recorded lessons available
  • Downloadable PDF assignments

Experience The Groove

Keith ​Evans

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Head Percussionist

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