Cassius Goens III is active on the Indianapolis scene primarily as a jazz drummer but he gets into plenty of other trouble there. He’s also a professor at Ball State University in Muncie, IN where he was born and raised. He teaches jazz drumset and also leads a 15-piece commercial music ensemble in the Music, Media, and Production department there. In this episode, Cassius talks about: Growing the drumset presence at Ball State from having no drumset teacher to a studio of 24 students Leading the school's semi-pro commercial music ensemble Coexisting and collaborating with the percussion and jazz departments Being self-taught on drumset until grad school at University of Iowa Taking transcription further as a compositional tool Why his path has kept him close to home His busy and varied playing schedule, and Indy’s not one but two dedicated jazz rooms How he feels like his prime as a drummer is yet to comeHere's our PatreonHere's our YoutubeHere's our HomepageLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices