Ron Kravitz
Ron Kravitz, 2011. Photograph by Stephen Ladner.
Ron was first introduced to the joys of singing as a boy by his mother, who was a semi professional singer. Later on along the path, he was introduced to West African drumming by the late and great Babatunde Olatunji. In 1988, Ron took cellist David Darling's Music For Everyone Workshop at The Omega Institute. That profound experience opened Ron up to a new world of musical freedom with endless possibility's of self expression. From the seeds of that inspiration, Ron became a certified facilitator for Music For People, which is an international non-profit organization that promotes self-expression through music improvisation.
Ron has created a community center of sorts in his residential suburban home in Wyndmoor, PA., where he facilitates weekly Music in the Moment community gatherings, and from time to time, produces his house concert series, Underground at Ron's.
This is some of what Ron has been doing …
43 years, playing percussion, dancing and performing with Group Motion
20 years, musician for Playback For Change
On Board of Directors for Music For People
Percussion facilitator for JamHaven
Recorded music includes "Hang Meditations", with Pete Barnhart, and Frances Miller Crowhill Sauder's "Water Song", with David Darling
Fun Fact: Ron introduced the Swiss made PANArt Hang to the US market place, while he was their sole US representative between 2002 - 07.