George has toured the U.S. with Egyptian pop star Natacha Atlas, and toured Europe with Lamajamal, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, and Bobby Conn. He was a founding member of Chicago’s 25 piece punk rock marching band “Mucca Pazza,” and has composed several pieces for the band.
George presents percussion workshops at Chicago Public Schools and has directed a 33 piece drum line for five schools in North Lawndale. He has taught the Middle Eastern Rhythms class at the Old Town School of Folk Music, and from 2007 - 2017, he and his wife, Eve Monzingo were music directors for the Orpheus Hellenic Folklore Society, providing musical instruction and performance for Greek and Balkan folk dance. George teaches darbuka and riq lessons in Chicago and is a first call for Chicago darbuka players.
Other genres George has performed extensively include: Afro-Cuban percussion (L’Orchestre Super Vitesse, Occidental Brothers, Roccambu jazz), Chinese surf-pop (Red Chamber), electronic music (Frequency Lab, Squishy, Tranquility Bass), reggae (DaDa Do, Family of Souls), indie rock (Dan Wallace, Bobby Conn), and punk rock, Love Tone, along with his hobbies, ragtime piano and Spanish guitar. At his home studio, George records music, and has produced and engineered albums for Lamajamal, Byzantine Time Machine, Intercultural Music Production, and Funkar International.
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