Colaiuta with Jeff Beck at the Palais Theatre in Australia, 2009
Background information
Born
(1956-02-05) February 5, 1956 (age 68) Brownsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Rock, pop, jazz, funk, country, heavy metal
Occupation(s)
Drummer
Years active
1977–present
Labels
Stretch, Moonjune
Website
vinniecolaiuta.com
Musical artist
Vincent Peter Colaiuta (born February 5, 1956) is an American drummer known for his technical mastery who has worked as a session musician in many genres.[1] He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1996[2] and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2014.[3] Colaiuta has won one Grammy Award and has been nominated twice.[4] Since the late 1970s, he has recorded and toured with Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell, and Sting, among many other appearances in the studio and in concert.
^Staff (July 22, 2010). "Vinnie Colaiuta: Unlike Anybody Else". Modern Drummer. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
^"Modern Drummer's Readers Poll Archive, 1979–2014". Modern Drummer. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
^"Vinnie Colaiuta Hall of Fame Induction". Classic Drummer. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
^"Vinnie Colaiuta". GRAMMY.com. November 19, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
polls. These include ten awards in the "Best Overall" category. 1994 VinnieColaiuta (Stretch) 2018 Descent into Madness (A-Tone Recordings) 2021 Mother's...
first solo album. The new material was recorded with session musicians VinnieColaiuta and Jimmy Lee Sloas, but the project was put on hold when Mustaine...
Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? (1986), as well as session drummer VinnieColaiuta and bassist Jimmie Lee Sloas. The System Has Failed received positive...
earlier work, she was backed by musicians such as Wayne Krantz and VinnieColaiuta. She opened for the Who on the North American part of The Who Hits...
between 1984 and 1986 featuring Bruce Gowdy, Rick Wilson Jody Cortez and VinnieColaiuta. Prior to forming the successful Kingdom Come, Lenny had moved from...
and Water (1997) The Chieftains, The Long Black Veil (1995) VinnieColaiuta, VinnieColaiuta (1994) Phil Collins, ...But Seriously (1989) Beverley Craven...
alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett, bassist Christian McBride and drummer VinnieColaiuta. They toured Europe between October 22 and November 23, 2008, subsequently...
of Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Christian McBride and Brian Blade/VinnieColaiuta around 2008. The CD Five Peace Band – Live won a Grammy Award in 2010...
Toto XIV (2015) Tim Lefebvre Jamie Savko backing vocals Emma Williams VinnieColaiuta 2016–2017 drums Old Is New (2018) Mark T. Williams backing vocals Pat...
Zappa described this process as xenochrony. The band included drummer VinnieColaiuta (with whom Zappa had a particularly strong musical rapport): 180 Included...
technical accuracy of Mike Mangini, the off-the-rails phrasing of VinnieColaiuta, the beat-displacement of Dave Weckl, and the rock sensibility of Tommy...
DeGrasso in Black Star Riders, leaving the band in 2021. Szeliga cites VinnieColaiuta, John Bonham, Steve Gadd, Dennis Chambers, Tony Williams, Manu Katche...
Songs) (Atlantic, 1992) Dedication with Bunny Brunel, Billy Childs, VinnieColaiuta (Musidisc, 1992) Is What It Is (Atlantic, 1994) Vertical Reality with...
drummer Vinnie Bell (1932–2019), American session guitarist Vinnie Clark (born 1969), American former National Football League player VinnieColaiuta (born...
many notable drummers including Max Roach, Tony Williams, Art Blakey, VinnieColaiuta, Mark Guiliana, Phil Collins, Charlie Watts, Taylor Hawkins, Mitch...
has also made collaborations with international musicians such as VinnieColaiuta, John Frusciante, Peter Erskine, Jimmy Johnson, Antonio Sanchez, Joe...
once again at Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, performing with VinnieColaiuta, Jason Rebello, and then 21-year-old bassist Tal Wilkenfeld. Beck announced...
a trio with Joey Calderazzo and Peter Erskine, and a quartet with VinnieColaiuta, Steve Tavaglione, and John Beasley. He has played with Herbie Hancock...
collaborators Dominic Miller on guitar, Kenny Kirkland on keyboards, VinnieColaiuta on drums, and Branford Marsalis on tenor and soprano saxophone. Mercury...
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