Charles Ruggiero

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Charles Ruggiero (born August 31, 1971 in Rochester , New York ) is an American jazz musician ( drums ) of modern jazz .

Live and act

Ruggiero, son of jazz drummer Vinnie Ruggiero, began his career in local bands in western New York before joining the All State Jazz Ensemble of New York State . With a full scholarship he studied at the Manhattan School of Music with Justin DiCioccio. Since the early 1990s he has worked in New York City's jazz scene there with musicians such as Joshua Redman , Peter Bernstein , Jane Monheit , Ryan Kisor , Stefon Harris , Brad Mehldau , Myron Walden , Chris Potter and Dwayne Burno . In 1994 he joined Chuck Mangione's band, with whom he toured for the next four years. From 2002 he concentrated on the work with the hard rock band Slunt , which toured with Marilyn Manson , then with Motörhead , Drowning Pool and Paul Stanley .

In 2008 Ruggiero moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a session musician. He also returned to his jazz roots by playing with musicians such as Larry Goldings , Eric Reed , Bob Sheppard , Tim Ries , Dennis Hamm , Bob Reynolds , David Ryan Harris and Molly Ringwald . During this time he also worked as a music teacher at Chad Sextons Drum City in North Hollywood.

After his return to New York, Ruggiero released the album Boom Bang, Boom Bang! Under his own name . (2015), a homage to 1970s jazz. He then released As Heard On TV , a collection of television themes for jazz trio, quartet and quintet. In the field of jazz, he was involved in 15 recording sessions between 1998 and 2015, according to Tom Lord . Ruggiero is currently (2019) leading a quartet that includes Ian Hendrickson-Smith , Jeremy Manasia and Mike Karn .

Discographic notes

  • The Uptown Quintet Live in New York (Cellar Live, 2005), with Ryan Kisor, Ian Hendrickson-Smith, Spike Wilner, Barak Mori

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Slunt at laut.de
  2. ^ Charles Ruggiero, drums. Smalls, September 1, 2019, accessed September 21, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed September 19, 2019)
personal data
SURNAME Ruggiero, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (drums)
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Rochester , New York