Dion Parson

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

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 metr...

Mentoring Through the Arts of Music

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” mainly by experience of being that child, Dion Parson and the VI-Lottery decided tha...

Dion Parson and Steve Turre

Dion Parson and Steve Turre

1999 was the year I met Steve Turre when I played with the Carnegie all Big Band.

Dion Parson and Teaching

Dion Parson and Teaching

Photo: Dion Parson teaches local students the art of drumming during a workshop at Reichhold Center for the Arts (St. Thomas 2010) 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...

Dion Parson and Jon Faddis

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.

Contact

Dion Parson: dion@dionparson.com

Management and booking

United Jazz International, LLC
Contact: Nicole Koerts
Email: nicole@unitedjazz.com
Office: +1 212 222 4070
Cell: +1 646 725 3353

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Latest News

 

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
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Dion Parson Gives Back by Mentoring Young Musicians
FROM ST. THOMAS SOURCE, BY JACKIE LEEDY. NOVEMBER 26, 2011

St. Thomas native Dion Parson wants children in the Virgin Islands to be able to follow their dreams and pursue music like he did, which is why he returns quarterly to the territory to mentor them. Music is his passion and his life, and it’s something he knows a thing a two or about.

Since 1985, when Parson left the island to go to college for a music education, he has returned every few months to teach kids in the territory.

For years, he did this free of charge, but then he teamed up with the VI Lottery and a number of other sponsors to create his education program, “Mentoring Through the Arts of Music,” which brings him back to either St. Croix or St. Thomas/St. John every quarter to serve the community.
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Live at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola Volume II

Soon to be released: Dion Parson and the 21st Century Band live at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola Volume II (2011). 


After the enormous succes of the first edition, Dion Parson and the 21st Century Band recorded a second live cd, featering Marcus Printup, at Dizzy´s Club Coca Cola in June 2011. This will be released in the first quarter of 2012!