Ian Dogole has developed a reputation as a first-class producer in the San Francisco Bay Area. Along with his production partner, Warren Dennis Kahn (owner of the Banquet Sound Studios in Sebastopol, CA) Dogole has forged an unmistakable sound that favors sonic clarity and precise imaging for a deeply satisfying audio experience. It’s no wonder audiophiles and audio equipment manufacturers have gravitated to recordings from the Dogole/Kahn production team.

Among Dogole’s more notable production credits are: Ian Dogole & Hemispheres: Convergence (Jazzheads) Ian Dogole & Hemispheres (DVD): Ian Dogole & Hemispheres in Concert (Global Fusion Music) Ian Dogole: Night Harvest (Global Fusion Music) Ian Dogole & Global Fusion: Ionospheres (Cei Records) Ian Dogole: Dangerous Ground (Mobile Fidelity/Cafe) Ian Dogole Unit: Along the Route (Dr. Unit Records) Ancient Future: Dreamchaser, World Without Walls and Asian Fusion (Narada) Dmitri Matheny: Red Reflections (Monarch Records) Maye Cavallaro & Mimi Fox: Hearts (Redhead Records) Yehudit: Yehudit (YJV Records) Daria: Just The Beginning (Jazz'm Up Productions)

It is rare for a multipercussionist to also develop into a prolific composer. Ian Dogole is the exception to this rule. Ian Dogole composed most of the music for his recordings, Along the Route, Dangerous Ground, Ionospheres, Night Harvest and Convergence. He also contributed numerous compositions to the Ancient Future recordings, Dreamchaser and Asian Fusion. Ian's compositions have also appeared in video programs for the Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Brown University and the Indonesian Park Service.

Ian's work has been recognized through a number of awards and achievements including: 1991 Jazz Performance Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts September 1992 cover story for California Jazz Now magazine 1994, 1995 and 1998 Marin Arts Council grants for his Adventures in Global Fusion Music school programs 2007 Marin Arts Council Career Grant

Building upon his years of Ethnomusicological and Classical Language study at Brown University, Villanova University and Stanford University, and his relentless pursuit of knowledge in the Jazz and World Music genres, Ian Dogole has embarked on a lifelong mission to share his artistic passion and ever-expanding “real world” experience with students of all ages.

During the 1995/96, 2000/2001 and 2003/2004 school years, Ian Dogole participated in the San Francisco Symphony’s Adventures in Music program, presenting assemblies to more than 10,000 1st and 2nd graders throughout the San Francisco Public School system. Over the last 20 years, Ian has presented assemblies and workshops throughout Northern California, both independently and as a representative of organizations such as Young Audiences of the Bay Area, Youth In Arts, Young Imaginations, KIDDO! and the Marin Arts Council. Ian has served on the faculty of the Sierra Jazz Society's summer Jazz Camp for the 2003 - 2007 seasons. 

Ian Dogole has performed as a leader and “sideman” (we all love that word) on dozens of recordings over the years, displaying his virtuosity in a broad range of musical styles. The Selected Discography below is a partial listing of Ian’s recorded performances:

As a Leader:

• Ian Dogole & Hemispheres: Convergence (Jazzheads) 
• Ian Dogole & Hemispheres (DVD): Ian Dogole & Hemispheres in Concert (Global Fusion Music)
• Ian Dogole: Night Harvest (Global Fusion Music)
• Ian Dogole & Global Fusion: Ionospheres (Cei Records)
• Ian Dogole: Dangerous Ground (Mobile Fidelity/Cafe)
• Ian Dogole Unit: Along the Route (Dr. Unit Records)

Other Selected Recordings:

• Ancient Future: Quiet Fire, Dreamchaser, World Without Walls and Asian Fusion (Narada)
• Alex De Grassi & Quique Cruz: Tatamonk (Tropo Records)
• Raphael: Angels of the Deep (Hearts of Space)
• Shafqat Ali Khan: Shafqat Ali Khan (World Class)
• Steven Halpern: Cruise Control, Deja Blues (Inner Peace Music)
• Dmitri Matheny: Red Reflections (Monarch Records)
• Kate Price: Deep Heart's Core, The Isle of Dreaming (Omtown)
• Maye Cavallaro & Mimi Fox: Hearts (Redhead Records)

Born in Philadelphia, PA, Ian Dogole began his musical journey at age four, studying piano and then switched to guitar at age seven. After growing up on soul and rock music, Ian discovered Jazz, especially Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Yusef Lateef and Sun Ra (among many), and their influences remain strong to this date. In high school outside of Philadelphia, Ian was exposed to Chinese and Indian classical music by his instructor, Roman Pawlowski. This was the point in which Ian’s passion for Jazz and his newfound love of “World” music intersected. 

As a major in Ethnomusicology (and Classics) at Brown University, Ian delved more deeply into the indigenous music cultures of the planet, while maintaining his fascination with the evolution of Jazz. Back in the Philadelphia area to finish his MA in Classics from Villanova University, Ian began to focus more on percussion and in 1977 he made frequent appearances with alto saxophonist Richie Cole in Trenton, NJ. After moving to Palo Alto, CA in 1978 to pursue further graduate study in Classics at Stanford University, Ian began to crystallize his vision of Global Fusion Music, blending the forms and instruments of Jazz with those of the non-Western world.

Since then, Ian has articulated his vision as a multipercussionist, bandleader, composer, recording artist, producer and educator. Ian has released four records – Along the Route, Dangerous Ground, Ionospheres, Night Harvest and Convergence. He also released a DVD entitled Ian Dogole & Hemispheres in Concert. He has recorded and performed with artists such as Hamza El Din, Shafqat Ali Khan, Paul McCandless, David Friesen and Alex Degrassi, to name a few. In addition to his own releases, Ian’s compositions can be found on recordings by the world/fusion group Ancient Future, and have been used by the San Francisco Giants, the Philadelphia Phillies, Brown University and the Indonesian Park Service.

His arsenal of global percussion instruments includes: udu, cajon, hang, talking drums, mbiras, dumbek, balafon, dholak, cymbals and many more.

Ian received a Jazz Performance Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1991, a Marin Arts Council Career grant in 2008 and Marin Arts Council grants in 1994, 1995 and 1998 for his educational program, Adventures in Global Fusion Music (with bassist/flutist Bill Douglass). Over the last 20 years, he has presented educational programs to more than 20,000 students both independently and as a representative of organizations such as Young Audiences of the Bay Area, the San Francisco Symphony, Youth In Arts, KIDDO! and Young Imaginations. Ian was featured as the September 1992 cover story of Jazz Now magazine. At the 2001 IAJE Conference in New York, Ian presented a panel entitled Jazz Crosses All Borders. Panelists included legendary pianist/composer Randy Weston, bassist/vocalist Richard Bona (from Cameroon) and Kahil El Zabar (leader of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble).

Currently residing in Mill Valley, CA, Ian continues to expand and refine his vision of Global Fusion Music through concert performances, educational programs, panel discussions and articles for major industry publications.