A degreed professional musician with a Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance, and Master of Music post-graduate work, Bart Elliott has worked for 40+ years in the music and entertainment industry with over 100 album recordings to his credit. His decades of experience exhaustive understanding of contemporary and classical music makes him a complete and skilled master musician.
Bart continues to work as an active drummer, percussionist, composer, producer, music arranger, director, comedian, MC, educator, writer and visual artist. He is the owner and creator of DrummerCafe.com, which he founded in December of 1996.
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BIOGRAPHY Ringo Starr , born Richard Starkey on July 7, 1940 at 9 Madryn Street in Dingle, Liverpool, England, is an English musician and actor, best known as the drummer, and sometimes singer for The...
BIOGRAPHY Michael Shrieve , born July 6, 1949 in San Francisco, California, is an American drummer, percussionist, and (electronic music) composer, best known for his work with Carlos Santana, playing...
BIOGRAPHY Mike Mainieri , born Michael T. Mainieri, Jr. on July 4, 1938, in the Bronx, New York City, New York, is an award-winning jazz vibraphonist, producer, arranger and composer, best known for h...
BIOGRAPHY Rashied Ali , born Robert Patterson on July 1, 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was an American free / avant-garde jazz drummer, best known for playing with John Coltrane in the latter ye...
BIOGRAPHY Mick Fleetwood , born Michael John Kells Fleetwood on June 24, 1947 in Redruth, Cornwall, England, is an British drummer and actor, best known as the drummer and founding member of the blues...
BIOGRAPHY Ray McKinley , born on June 18, 1910 in Fort Worth, Texas, was an American jazz / big band drummer, singer, and bandleader, probably best known for his extensive work with the Glenn Miller O...
BIOGRAPHY James Gadson , born June 17, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri, is an American drummer, singer/songwriter and session musician who started his music career in the late 1960s — now one of the mo...
BIOGRAPHY Zoro , born Daniel Donnelly on June 13, 1962, is an American drummer, author and educator, who has toured and recorded with the likes of Bobby Brown, Lenny Kravitz, Frankie Valli and the Fou...
BIOGRAPHY Shelly Manne , born Sheldon Manne on June 11, 1920 in New York City, New York, was an American jazz drummer. Although Manne is associated with West Coast jazz, he was best known for his vers...
BIOGRAPHY Gregg Bissonette , born June 9, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan, is an American drummer and educator, best known for his work with Maynard Ferguson, David Lee Roth, and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr...
BIOGRAPHY Peter Erskine , born on June 5, 1954 in Somers Point, New Jersey, is an American jazz drummer, composer, author and educator, best known for appearing on over 600 albums and film scores, two...
BIOGRAPHY Charlie Watts , born Charles Robert Watts on June 2, 1941 in Islington, London Borough of Islington, London, England, is an English musician, best known as the drummer for The Rolling Stones...
BIOGRAPHY Herb Lovelle , born June 1, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York, was an American drummer, actor and producer. Working as a studio musician and live performer, Lovelle was versatile in the sytles of j...
BIOGRAPHY John Bonham , born John Henry Bonham on May 31, 1948 in Redditch, Worcestershire, England, was an English musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer for the legendary rock band, Led...
BIOGRAPHY Gavin Harrison , born on May 28, 1963 in Harrow, Middlesex, England, is an English drummer and percussionist, best known for playing with the British progressive rock bands Porcupine Tree an...
BIOGRAPHY Mel Gaynor , born Mel George Gaynor on May 29, 1960, in Balham, London, UK is a British musician, best known as the longtime drummer for the rock band, Simple Minds (1982–1989; 1991; 1997–19...
BIOGRAPHY John Bergamo , born May 28, 1940, in Englewood, New Jersey, was an American percussionist, composer and educator, best known as the coordinator of the percussion department at the California...
BIOGRAPHY Freddie Gruber , born May 27, 1927 in the Bronx, New York City, New York, was an American jazz drummer and drum educator, best known for his ergonomic teaching style — based on what he obser...
BIOGRAPHY Levon Helm , born Mark Lavon Helm on May 26, 1940 in Marvell, Arkansas, was an American singer, actor, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the drummer and frequent lead and backing voca...
BIOGRAPHY Garry Peterson , born Garry Denis Peterson on May 26, 1945 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is a Canadian-American drummer, best known for his work with The Guess Who (1965-present) and Bachman-Turner...
BIOGRAPHY Frank Arsenault , born on May 21, 1919 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, was one of the most influential modern American rudimental drummers. A three-time, undefeated National Solo Snare Drum Champ...
BIOGRAPHY Ralph Humphrey , born on May 11, 1944 in Berkeley, California, is an American drummer and educator residing in Los Angeles. His background includes a variety of drumming experiences. His ear...
BIOGRAPHY Mel Lewis , born Melvin Sokoloff on May 10, 1929 in Buffalo, New York, was an American drummer, jazz musician and bandleader, best known for his work with Thad Jones and his tenure at the Vi...
BIOGRAPHY Dennis Chambers , born May 9, 1959 in Baltimore, Maryland, is an American drummer who has recorded and/or performed with the likes of Brecker Brothers, George Duke, John McLaughlin, Niacin,...
BIOGRAPHY Will Kennedy , born May 9, 1960, is an American drummer and producer, best known for his drumming with The Yellowjackets . Kennedy, whether working with the fourteen time Grammy nominated gr...
BIOGRAPHY Sonny Payne , born May 4, 1926 in New York City, New York, was an American jazz/big band drummer, best known for his work (touring and recording) with Count Basie and Harry James. Payne lear...
BIOGRAPHY Todd Sucherman is a session drummer and has been recording/touring member of the American rock band, Styx , since 1995. Born on May 2, 1969 in Chicago, IL, Todd grew up in a musical family a...
