University of Miami · Frost School of Music
Drummers
of the U
Frost drumset alumni on the road, in the studio and at the front of the classroom, from Nashville and Los Angeles to New York and beyond.
The alumni 60
Pete Abbott
NASHVILLE SESSION DRUMMER AND PRODUCER
Ludwig Afonso
Jazz drummer and FIU faculty
Steve Aho
Session drummer, orchestrator and conductor
Carlomagno Araya
DRUMSET DIVERSITY
Norman Arnold
LA FILM COMPOSER
Nick Baglio
Drummer, educator and studio owner
Marty Beller
TV/FILM COMPOSER – DRUMSET MANIAC
Brendan Buckley
ON THE LA SCENE
Olbin Burgos
In memoriam
Jack Ciano
Drummer, Top of the World: A Carpenters Tribute
Paul Deakin
Co-founder and drummer of The Mavericks
Chris DeRosa
NYC session drummer and producer
Jack Dratch
Nashville session player, touring drummer, and producer
Jonathan Dresel
Drummer for Jimmy Kimmel Live!
David Drubin
Drummer for Frankie Avalon, Sammy Davis Jr. and Liza Minnelli
Eric Gardner
Drummer for Melissa Etheridge and Tom Morello
Tom Giampietro
Jazz drummer and UMass Amherst faculty
Danny Gottlieb
Jazz drummer, educator and Elements co-founder
Brenten Handfield
Drummer with Etienne Charles & Creole Soul
Matt Hankle
LA touring and session drummer
Chris Hartz
Drummer and producer: Childish Gambino, Passion Pit
Graham Hawthorne
BLENDING THE THIRD WORLD WITH THE NEW
Eric Hughes
Houston drummer, bandleader and educator
Evan Hyde
ON THE NYC JAZZ SCENE
Stewart Jean
Los Angeles drummer and educator
Greg Joseph
NYC jazz and Broadway drummer
Jonathan Joseph
DIVERSE MUSICIAN
Ettienne Fuentes Jr.
South Florida drummer; Chayanne’s drummer and road musical director, 1996–2006
Lee Levin
Miami session drummer and producer
Armando Lopez
Miami drummer, arranger and composer
Marko Marcinko
Founder & Artistic Director, Scranton Jazz Festival
Nicole Marcus
Drummer, singer-songwriter and producer
Austin McMahon
Boston jazz drummer and educator
Luke Moellman
Great Good Fine OK
John Molo
FROM BRUCE HORNSBY TO THE JAM BAND SCENE
Rod Morgenstein
Dixie Dregs, Winger and Berklee professor
Zach Morillo
Touring drummer and producer (MORiLLO)
Mike Piescki
Event Director of Corfu Rock School
Michael Piolet
VERSATILE NYC DRUMMER
Mark Poiesz
Drummer, leadership coach and podcast host
Jeff Quay
Longtime Blue Man Group drummer and music director
Jano Rix
Drummer and keyboardist, The Wood Brothers
Roberto Juan Rodríguez
New York drummer, percussionist and composer
Van Romaine
Enrique Iglesias music director and Steve Morse Band drummer
Steve Rucker
Professor of Practice and Director of Contemporary Drumset Studies, Frost School of Music
Sam Ruttenberg
Philadelphia drummer, educator and inventor
Einar Scheving
Drummer – Composer
Randy Schrager
Drummer for Scissor Sisters
Sarab Singh
LA drummer and producer, currently with MUNA
Kevin Stevens
LA drummer, bandleader and educator
Nat Stokes
BLACK VIOLIN DRUMMER
Mike Sturgis
Drummer for Asia, A-ha and Wishbone Ash
Daniel Susnjar
Afro-Peruvian jazz drummer and bandleader
Jason Sutter
Drummer for the Joe Perry Project
Kyle Swan
Chicago jazz drummer and bandleader
Omar Tavarez
Drummer and music director for Pitbull
Ed Toth
Drummer for the Doobie Brothers
Vince Verderame
Blue Man Drummer
David Vincola
Las Vegas drummer and DV8 Big Band leader
John Yarling
Frost lecturer and South Florida’s first-call drummer