ZILDJIAN CELEBRATES WITH 385TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT
Rob Hughes

miPRO
zildjian385.com
Oct 6 2008, 3:27pm
UK

Ginger Baker to be honoured at Drummers Achievement Awards To celebrate
its 385th anniversary, leading cymbal manufacturer Zildjian will host
its Drummers Achievement Awards in London this year. The awards will
take place for the first time in the UK at the Shepherds Bush Empire
on Sunday December 7, 2008.

The event is set to be a performance led night with drumming legend
Ginger Baker (due to be honoured at the ceremony) joined onstage
by Cream sidekick Jack Bruce and African legend Tony Allen. Also in
attendance will be some of the world’s greatest drummers including
Simon Phillips, Steve White and Keith Carlock. More special guests
are to be announced in the coming weeks and tickets will be made
available to the public.

Zildjian – meaning ‘son of a cymbal maker’ in Armenian – is one of the
oldest and longest running family businesses in the world. In 1998, the
family created the American Drummers Achievement Award to acknowledge
the remarkable contribution that drumming has made to contemporary
music. The awards honour those individuals who have made extraordinary
contributions to the art of drum set playing and to music itself.

South London born Ginger Baker enters the Zildjian hall of fame having
shot to fame in the 60s after joining one of the most successful and
influential British blues-rock groups ever – Cream.

RotosoundGinger, alongside band mates Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce went
on to receive five gold albums and were one of the first ever bands
to attain a platinum disc. His flamboyant performances and pioneering
use of two bass drums in place of the conventional single kick drum
instantly set new standards for rock drummers throughout the world.

In 1969 Ginger left Cream with bandmate Eric Clapton to form Blind
Faith with Rick Grech and Steve Winwood and later went on to release
his own material including Ginger Baker’s Air Force. Cream re-formed
in 2005 and packed out arenas around the world to critical acclaim.

For ticket information visit: or to
book tickets online visit: The box office can
be contacted on 0844 477 2000

The Zildjian Drummers Achievement Awards are sponsored by Rhythm
Magazine UK and Yamaha Music UK.