Tober Schorr has been studying West African Mande music since 1999. He started playing drum sets when he was about 16, and later, he would try the djembe. He served in the Peace Corps in Mozambique before moving to Boulder a little over 20 years ago. One of the reasons he moved there was because of the African drum and dance scene that was so prevalent there.

Once he moved there, he started studying under African drummers Abdoul Doumbia and Fara Tolno, and he eventually decided to become a professional musician in his early 30s. He graduated from Metro State in 2013 with a second bachelor’s, studying jazz there under Ron Miles and Paul Romaine, and he got the idea of mixing African music with American jazz concepts. In 2017, he started writing music more seriously after getting a pro deal on the music software Finale. In 2018, he joined a funk band as a keyboardist, which gave him more motivation to write the songs he was most passionate about.

In 2020, just as Schorr was about to launch his new band dedicated to this fusion of African and American music, the pandemic hit. He spent the pandemic diving deeper into his art, putting original songs on YouTube, and once the pandemic started settling down in late 2021, he started looking for a lineup for the band. His first lineup performed in December of 2022 at Knotted Root Brewing. Ultimately, he would form a second lineup of the band in the summer of 2023. That lineup consists of Schorr on drums, Will Pavilonis on bass, Duncan Cameron on guitar, Mike Petersen on keys, Jonah Sutinen on saxophone, Ivy Hartfield on vocals, and John Drace on percussion.

In the end, Schorr hopes that the audience feels inspired to feel the groove of the music, and he also hopes that the arrangements that he has created allow the musicians to express themselves and have their moment to shine. He feels that Nederland is a community that truly supports musicians and that this is the perfect environment to premiere a new, unique band.

If you want to see Tober Schorr & The Sound Ideal performing live, you can check them out at Knotted Root Brewing, 250 N. Caribou Street in Nederland, on Friday, October 27, 2023, at 5 p.m.

Canyon Tavern

Saturday, October 21 at 6 p.m. - Neil Z

Saturday, October 28 at 6 p.m. - Jordan Yewey

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Coalcreekcanyontavern

Location: 32138 Highway 72, Coal Creek Canyon

Phone: 303-642-3180

Diner Bar Ned

Every Wednesday at 9 p.m. - Karaoke

Location: 121 N. Jefferson Street, Nederland

Gold Hill Inn

Friday, October 20 at 8 p.m. - Matt Skinner Band

Sunday, October 22 at 7 p.m. - Lundi Knight Trio

Friday, October 27 at 8 p.m. - Deer Creek Sharpshooters

Saturday, October 28 at 7 p.m. - Golden Shoals

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoldHillInn/

Website: goldhillinn.com

Location: 401 Main Street, Gold Hill

Phone: 303-443-6461

Howlin Wind Brewing

Saturday, October 21 at 5 p.m. - Dakota Gray Band

Friday, October 27 at 8:30 p.m. - DJ Guaro

Saturday, October 28 at 6 p.m. - Rocket Parade

Sunday, October 28 at 10 p.m. - WHUMPF

Sunday, October 29 at 3 p.m. - Micki Balder

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howlinwindbrewing

Website: https://www.howlinwindbrewing.com/

Location: 51 A Main Street, Rollinsville

Phone: 309-825-5245

Jamestown Mercantile

Thursday, October 19 at 7 p.m. - Mister Mike Unplugged

Friday, October 20 at 7 p.m. - Free Range Marmot

Thursday, October 26 at 7 p.m. - David Berkeley

Friday, October 27 at 7 p.m. - Cross- Eyed Jim

Sunday, October 29 at 12:15 p.m. - Lara Ruggles

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamestown.mercantile/

Website: https://www.jamestownmercantile.com/

Location: 108 Main Street, Jamestown

Phone: 303-442-5847

JKQ BBQ

Friday, October 20 at 6 p.m. - Jon Ridnell

Saturday, October 21 at 5 p.m. - Jon Ridnell

Friday, October 27 at 6 p.m. - Jimmy Lewis Band

Saturday, October 28 at 5 p.m. - Jimmy Lewis Band

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JkqBbq/

Location: 200 Gregory Street, Black Hawk

Phone: 720-316-1361

Knotted Root Brewing

Saturday, October 21 at 5 p.m. - Michael Lenssen

Friday, October 27 at 5 p.m. - Tober Schorr & The Sound Ideal

Sundays at 5 p.m. - Jazz Sundays

Website: https://www.knottedrootbrewing.com/home

Location: 250 N. Caribou Street, Nederland

Phone: 720-248-7129

Millsite Inn

Most Sundays at 4 p.m. - Open Jam

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/millsiteinn.moyer

Website: https://millsiteinn.wixsite.com/millsiteinn

Location: 44365 Highway 72, Ward

Phone: 720-547-9438

The Caribou Room

Friday, October 20 - Doors 7 p.m. Show 8 p.m. - Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute

Saturday, October 28 - Doors 7 p.m. Show 8 p.m. - Shakedown Street w/ Rolling Harvest

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecaribouroom/

Website: https://www.thecaribouroom.com/

Location: 55 Indian Peaks Drive, Nederland.

Phone: 303-258-3637

Train Cars Coffee & Kava

Friday, October 20 at 6 p.m. - Open Mic Night

Saturday, October 21 at 8 p.m.- Gratefully Acoustic Duo

Friday, October 27 at 6 p.m. - Pickin and Jammin hosted by Emmet Griffen and Great Pumpkin Carving Competition

Saturday, October 28 at 5 p.m. - Ned’s Dead Zombie Crawl and Zombie Costume Contest

Saturday, October 28 at 8 p.m. - Bulaween by Bulas and Beats; Electronic Music Party feat. Dr. Bent, Jelli, Iris, Glipish, Amanita and Tristan Walter

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thetraincars

Location: 101 Highway 119, Nederland

Phone: 303-258-0440

United Center

Saturday, October 28 at 7 p.m. -

Harry Tuft and Rich Moore followed by Grubstake

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedCenterInc/

Website: http://www.unitedcenterinc.com/

Location: 1440 Colorado Boulevard, Idaho Springs

Phone: 303-900-8689

Very Nice Brewing Co.

Thursday, October 19 at 6 p.m. - Album release party wih Arwen Ek

Saturday, October 21 at 5 p.m. - Jackson Maloney

Friday, October 27 at 6 p.m. - Mad Dog Blues 6-8 pm

Saturday, at 5 p.m. 28 at 5 p.m. - Stone-Hall

Facebook: www.facebook.com/verynicebeer

Website: www.verynicebrewing.com/

Location: 20 E. Lakeview Drive, #112, Nederland

Phone: 303-258-3770

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