Gene Calderazzo is an American

United States

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 jazz

Jazz

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 drummer, born in New York, but currently residing in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 where he is a visiting tutor at the Birmingham Conservatoire, the Royal Academy of Music

Royal Academy of Music

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, Trinity and the Guildhall. He also drums for the jazz quartet, Partisans, with Julien Siegel (saxes

Saxophone

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), Phil Robson (guitar), and Thad Kelly (bass).

He has played with Steve Lacy

Steve Lacy

Steve Lacy , born Steven Norman Lackritz in New York City, was a jazz saxophonist and composer recognized as one of the important players of soprano saxophone....

, Steve Grossman, Eddie Henderson

Eddie Henderson (musician)

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, The NDR, Mike Gibbs

Michael Gibbs (jazz composer)

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, Bheki Mseleku

Bheki Mseleku

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, UMO, Sting, Radiohead

Radiohead

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, James Moody

James Moody (saxophonist)

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, Phil Woods

Phil Woods

Philip Wells Woods is an American jazz bebop alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader and composer.-Biography:...

, Benny Golson

Benny Golson

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, Ulf Wakenius

Ulf Wakenius

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, Gary Husband

Gary Husband

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, Wayne Krantz

Wayne Krantz

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, Bobby Watson

Bobby Watson

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, Eddie Gomez

Eddie Gomez

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, Evan Parker

Evan Parker

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, Randy Brecker

Randy Brecker

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 and brother Joey Calderazzo

Joey Calderazzo

Joey Calderazzo is a jazz pianist.Inspired by a friend who lived next door, Calderazzo began his piano studies at age seven. He progressed rapidly in a house where other family members were also playing drums and singing, and at 14 became the youngest member of brother Gene Calderazzo's rock band...

among others.