Drummer Alan Munshower, recognized for both his light touch and imaginative playing, has become one of the busiest freelance drummers in the Baltimore/DC region. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Alan began pursuing the drums at the age of 10 and moved to Baltimore to earn his B.A. in music.  Since graduating, Alan has performed at a variety of festivals in France, Canada, and the US, and at venues such as The Blue Note, 55 Bar, Knitting Factory, and Twins Jazz. His duet with pianist Nobu Stowe has a recent album on the Soul Note label, featuring tabla master, Badal Roy. Alan can be seen regularly leading his ‘Boostimus Trio’, a sax-bass-drums group which serves as a vehicle for his original minimalist drumset language.  Also frequently working as a sideman, Alan performs with Satabdi Express, The Philtones, BNatural, and on stand-up bass with Dixieland outfit, Sac Au Lait.  Alan maintains a small private studio of percussion students in addition to teaching in Annapolis, Maryland. He is on the faculty of the Dance Department at Goucher College where he works as an accompanist.