George Lawler - Percussionist

About George

George Lawler is an accomplished per­cus­sion­ist, drummer, and music producer who has been involved in the Chicago music scene for over 30 yrs. He has been playing drum set for 42 years, and is adept at many genres of percussion, from ancient to electronic, with an emphasis on styles from the Middle East and Mediterranean region. George has performed in 23 countries and has been awarded a DCASE grant to tour India with the group "East meets Middle East," and recently toured the US with Bosnian folk singer Damir Imamovič.

Touring Canada with cellist Ian Maksin

2025 tour with Damir Imamovič

Drumming for the Hideout "Makeout" party

Backing Turkish clarinet virtuoso Selim Sesler

brown concrete building under starry night

Projects:

Byzantine Time Machine

Ancient instruments, scales and rhythms meet modern technology

East meets Middle East

Collaboration between Indian sarod, Indian tabla, Middle Eastern percussion, and Middle Eastern Oud.

Lamajamal

Fusion of Balkan, Greek, Turkish, South Asian, and Middle Eastern music.