James W. Doyle is a percussionist and teaching artist based in the Pacific Northwest. As a soloist and collaborator, he’s performed throughout North America, Europe, Australia, Africa, and Asia, with recent appearances at the Nakanojo Biennale, residencies at Gunma University in Maebashi, Japan, performances for the Seattle Symphony’s octave9 Series, the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival, and the premiere of new works at the Composers Showcase of Las Vegas and the NEXTET contemporary music series.
Before relocating to Washington, James served as Professor of Music at Adams State University where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in percussion, global music and culture, music education, and directed the Music of the Americas Project, an ensemble exploring the music shaped by the African diaspora throughout the Americas. Prior to his tenure in academia, he was principal percussionist with the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West.
James is on the administrative team of the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association and is the director of TYSAmba. He teaches on the faculty at the University of Puget Sound, tours internationally with the U.S./Japan-based ensemble, Apricity Trio, and regularly performs with orchestras, opera companies, and chamber ensembles throughout the Pacific Northwest and Las Vegas, NV. He earned a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. To learn more about James, visit www.jameswdoyle.com