Scott Kettner is the guiding force behind Nation Beat, a band whose teeming, vibrant rhythms find common ground in the primal maracatu rhythm of Brazil's northeastern region, the Big Easy's funky, hypnotic second-line and strolling Mardi Gras Indians, and the unfettered freedom of big-city downtown jazz.

Nation Beat's live shows have taken on an almost mythological aura for their ability to lift the souls, and the feet, of their growing cross-cultural audience. The band's music melds Brazilian rhythms - maracatu, coco and forró - with New Orleans funk, rock and jazz.

Funk. Bop. Baião Get The Beat: http://nationbeat.com/ Learn to play maracatu on the drum set: http://bit.ly/drumsetcourse Scott Kettner: drums Paul Carlon: tenor sax Mark Collins: trumpet Mariel Bildsten: trombone Joe Correia: sousaphone Forró de Dois Amigos by Edmilson do Pifano. Arrangement by Paul Carlon.

Nation Beat's live shows have taken on an almost mythological aura for their ability to lift the souls, and the feet, of their growing cross-cultural audience. The band's music melds Brazilian rhythms - maracatu, coco and forró - with New Orleans funk, rock and jazz.

Nation Beat performs Hey Pocky A-Way by The Meters. Live at DROM NYC. Scott Kettner: Drums Paul Carlon: Tenor Sax/Arrangement Mark Collins: Trumpet Mariel Bildsten: Trombone Joe Correia: Sousaphone Visit: www.nationbeat.com Also visit www.worlddrumlessons.com for drum lessons with Scott Kettner.