Vinnie Colaiuta

Vinnie Colaiuta! How could one world have so many excellent & talented artist who dedicates there life to make drumming and the hole music world more exciting and complex, with the new thing, new grooves, new ideas that they invent, the hole music world gets better and smother. So Vinnie, an excellent drummer who grew up Pennsylvania, playing pots and pans as a kid. He started playing in the school on paperheaded drum set. Through the year studied on practice rudiments on Remo's practice pad until his parents finally bought him a semiprofessional drums set. Vinnie was astonished, after that Vinnie was practicing all the time. He said "I couldn't get enough of it. I was real interested in music notation and rudiments and technique whereas a lot of guys didn't dig that stuff. I learned real fast because I was always practicing. I would go into English class and sit in the back of the room with a Remo practice pad and practice double-stroke rolls and get kicked out of class." After he finished high school he attempted Berklee College of Music in Boston for a year, then he moved to Los Angeles where his carrier begun. He started playing at club with different band and after a while the band dicovered that Vinnie was a real talent and he should play with big bands. So Vinnie an audition for Frank Zappa's was a success and he started touring and recording with Frank Zappa through many years. He played on most of Frank Zappa albums until Frank Zappa died instantly. They say Vinnie is a really great studio and live performer, drummer, one of the best! Now days he play in know jazz clubs in Los Angeles. Vinnie plays Gretsch drums and Zildjian Cymbals.

Some links:
Vinnie Colaiuta Official Website
Vinnie Colaiuta at Drummer World