Dion Parson

Dion Parson is one of New York’s finest, Grammy Award Winning, drummers. Born June 11, 1967, St. Thomas USVI, Dion’s musical foundation ranges from classical, reggae, calypso, jazz, African, and pop music. Dion’s first musical instrument was the trombone, but at the age of 15 he began playi...

21st Century Band

Photo: 21st Century Band live at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola June 2011 With his music Dion Parson introduces and presents a mixture of Jazz and Caribbean rhythms in a true Jazz setting. Caribbean Jazz Summit 21st Century Band involves great musicians from the U. S. Virgin Islands living in the met...

Mentoring Through the Arts of Music

Dion Parson presents the music education program ‘Mentoring Through the Arts of Music’, created and directed by Dion Parson and sponsored by the VILottery. Knowing that “it takes a village to raise a child”, Dion Parson and the VI-Lottery decided that it was time to put their ener...

Dion Parson and Steve Turre

1999 was the year I met Steve Turre when I played with the Carnegie Hall Big Band. Since then, I have enjoyed performing, recording and traveling with him to places all over the world, like: Greece, Russia, Italy, France, England, Mexico and the United States.

Dion Parson and Teaching

" As a student of Jazz Music I was always fortunate to have great teachers who not only taught me music, but also taught me life. Their goal was to teach me so I could teach myself and that’s what I did. Through the years I went from student to professional and now to teacher............

Dion Parson and Jon Faddis

I first met Jon Faddis in New York City in 1994 and since then I have had the great pleasure of performing with him. Jon has allowed me to develop, not only as a drummer, but also as a musician. His support is never ending as well as his quest to experience new Sounds and Rhythms.

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Promise to Our Future

St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands, May 17, 2012: Creating a Creative musical environment for the children of St. Thomas, St John and St. Croix USVI, by ‘giving them options and challenges’ by presenting and letting them experience an ‘alternative’.

Dion Parson presents; ‘Mentoring Through the Arts of Music’, a music education program especially created and directed by Dion Parson for the U.S. Virgin Islands and sponsored by the VI-Lottery, WICO and Banco Popular. The program had its successful premier in the fall of 2009.

Knowing that “it takes a village to raise a child”, Dion Parson, including the other world-class musicians the Virgin Islands has produced over the years, United Jazz International and the VI Sponsors of the program, decided that building a music education program that guides the young people of the Virgin Islands to their professional life is essential for the future development of the students and makes a distinguishable difference in becoming successful in life as well as in the Arts of Music.

May schedule of the program Dion Parson: There will be two free community concerts: 1. In collaboration with Sunset Jazz, on St. Croix, May 18, 2012; 6:00pm – 9:00pm and 2. In collaboration with Tavern on the Waterfront, on St. Thomas May 19, 2012: 7:00pm – 10:00pm. For more information visit the facebook site of ‘21st Century Band’

Education component: Dion Parson, involving the young collage students Jonte Samuel and Kai Richardson, will be visiting the following schools to give Master classes and Workshops: Friday May 18, 2012, Education Complex on St. Croix, 9:30 am -1:30pm. St. Thomas: Monday May 21,2012, Ivanna Eudora Kean H. S. 1:30pm – 6:00pm; Tuesday May 22,2012, Emanuel Benjamin Oliver School 7:30am- 10:30am; 1:30 pm - 5:30pm C. A. H. S.

Music Education in Good Hands on St. Thomas

FROM ST. THOMAS SOURCE, BY KAREN HOLLISH . JANUARY 12, 2012

With drummer Dion Parson visiting St. Thomas schools this week, music education is “in good hands”.

The importance of unrelenting practice was at the heart of Parson's lessons to students. The New York City resident, Broadway drummer, and percussion teacher is back on St. Thomas this week as part of the ongoing Mentoring through the Art of Music program.

Photo: workshop with Dion Parson at Antilles School