Biography
Drummer, Percussionist, Composer & Recording artist Scott Kettner is the Artistic
Director/Founder of world renowned Brazilian fusion band Nation Beat, who performed
together with Willie Nelson at the 2008 Farm Aid concert. He's also the founder and
director of Maracatu New York, the first organized maracatu group in the USA.
A graduate of The New School University Jazz and Contemporary Music program and a long time student of Billy Hart, Kettner has studied intensively in Brazil and has become a member of one of the legendary traditional Maracatu groups from Recife, Brazil, Maracatu Na
A graduate of The New School University Jazz and Contemporary Music program and a long time student of Billy Hart, Kettner has studied intensively in Brazil and has become a member of one of the legendary traditional Maracatu groups from Recife, Brazil, Maracatu Na