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    Press Shots (by Sasha Pedro)

    Press Shots (by Robin Holland)

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    Brian O'Neill playing bodhran for Come From Away @ Cape Playhouse in 2025
    Playing bodhran for Come From Away @ Cape Playhouse in 2025. Credit: Niles Scott.
    Brian O'Neill on drumset with Albany Symphony Dogs of Desire (American Music Festival)
    Playing with Albany Symphony's 2023 American Music Festival (Dogs of Desire Chamber Ensemble)
    Brian O'Neill on drumset with Albany Symphony Dogs of Desire (American Music Festival)
    Playing with Albany Symphony's 2023 American Music Festival (Dogs of Desire Chamber Ensemble)
    Brian O'Neill on vibraphone
    My group, Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica @ Montreal Jazz Festival (main stage) - Eva Blue
    Brian O'Neill on vibraphone
    More Montreal Jazz Festival - by Eva Blue
    Brian O'Neill on vibraphone
    More Montreal Jazz Festival - by Yves Renaud
    Pacific Overtures - the Musical - percussion setup
    Percussion setup reduced to 1 player for Pacific Overtures at Lyric Stage Co. of Boston (2019)
    Pacific Overtures - the Musical - percussion setup
    Sitzprobe for Pacific Overtures at Lyric Stage Co. of Boston (2019)
    Portland Symphony percussion setup
    Some of my cymbal rig for a Portland Symphony Orchestra Discovery concert. (2019)
    42nd St - the Musical - percussion setup
    Percussion setup for 42nd St. at North Shore Music Theatre
    Working the Musical - percussion setup
    Percussion setup for Working at the Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston
    Percussion section of Albany Symphony
    Percussion section during Albany Symphony's American Music Festival in 2018
    Anastasia musical - percussion and drums setup

    My drum and percussion setup for Anastasia (2018 edition) at Providence Performing Arts Center

    david_wax_museum

    Playing hand percussion, cajon, pandeiro with David Wax Museum in RI

    Hairspray musical - percussion setup

    My percussion setup for Hairspray at North Shore Music Theatre (2018)

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    Hairspray at North Shore Music Theatre (2018)

    Ishna percussion with Bodhran

    My bodhran, frame drum, and percussion setup for Ishna (Celtic group) in 2018

    Ishna

    Ishna (Celtic group) - Press Photo

    ishna

    Ishna (celtic group)

    New England Brass

    Playing drums with New England Brass

    Orchestrotica at Detroit Institute of Arts

    My group, Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica, sound checking in front of the beautiful Diego Rivera mural.

    orchestrotica at Lied Center

    My group, Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica, at the Lied Center in Kansas in 2017

    orchestrotica at the MIM in Phoenix

    My group, Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica, at the Musical Instrument Museum in 2017

    Percussion section - Portland Symphony

    Percussion with Portland Symphony Orchestra (Maine) in 2018

    brian plays doumbek with Klezwoods at Johnny Ds

    Doumbek with Klezwoods at Johnny Ds

    the why w/ bert seager

    Percussion with Bert Seager's chamber jazz quartet, Why Not, at Music Mountain in CT

    west-side-story - the musical - percussion setup

    My percussion setup for West Side Story at North Shore Music Theatre in 2016.

    Brian O'Neill quintet Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica @ Bohemian Caverns in 2014
    My group, Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica (quintet) at Bohemian Caverns (Fall 2014)
    Brian O'Neill quintet Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica bows vibraphone @ Bohemian Caverns in 2014
    My group, Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica (quintet) bowing vibes (Fall 2014)
    Brian O'Neill on drums with Gabriel Solomon
    Drums with Gabriel Solomon Quintet (March 2015)
    Brian O'Neill recording percussion and sound effects for Klezwoods new record
    Recording sound effects for Klezwoods (March 2015)
    Cast of national tour of Motown in Boston
    Percussion with the national tour of Motown the Musical (Feb. 2015)
    Brian O'Neill on percussion with north shore music theatre
    North Shore Music Theatre (drumset run of Anything Goes - Summer 2014)
    Brian O'Neill's drumset setup with north shore music theatre
    My kit for Anything Goes (Summer 2014)
    Brian O'Neill on percussion with Jeni Jol and Tev Stevig
    Playing percussion with Jeni Jol (Tev Stevig) (2014)
    Brian O'Neill's percussion setup for Klezwoods
    My typical riq, doumbek, tappan, cajon, pandeiro setup for Klezwoods (2014)
    Brian O'Neill on vibraphone
    Playing vibes and tambourines with my quartet (6/2011)
    Brian on pander with la tuza
    Pandeiro with La Tuza. Photo by Kelly Creedon (7/2009)
    Brian leads the 22pc Esquivel big band
    Leading my 22-pc Esquivel big band, Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica. Photo by Kelly Davidson (1/2011)
    Brian O'Neill on tammorra
    Playing the italian tammorra (6/2011)
    Brian O'Neill on vibraphone
    Playing vibes and riq with my quartet (1/2011)
    bodhran
    Lap-style bodhran with my exotica quartet. Photo by Kelly Davidson (6/2011)
    marimbula
    Marimbula playing with La Tuza. Photo by Kelly Creedon (7/2009)
    Brian on pandeiro
    On pandeiro and cajon with Choros Com Chocolate in Brooklyn, MA at the Tea Lounge.
    ocean_cajon
    My typical ocean drum/cajon organic drumset thing. Photo by Kelly Creedon (7/2009)
    tamborita
    Nice close-up of the quijada used in son jarocho music with La Tuza. Photo by Kelly Creedon (11/2009)
    tamborita
    Typical La Tuza huasteco/jarocho setup with ocean drum and cajon. Photo by Kelly Creedon (11/2009)
    tamborita
    Tamborita (Mexican drum for Son Calentano music). Photo by Kelly Creedon (7/2009)
    HIJF
    Piano with WAITIKI @ 2006 Hawaii International Jazz Festival. Unknown photographer
    latinperc
    Salsa/Latin rehearsal at Berklee. Nice upside-down guiro playing. Photo by Debbie Cavalier
    LTstudioSetup
    La Tuza recording setup. Photo by me!