Gregg Bissonette
Gregg Bissonette, winner of “Best All-Around Drummer” in Modern Drummer’s 2023 Readers Poll, is one of the most versatile musicians in the business. Since 2008, Gregg has been performing around the world in the All Starr Band with his drumming hero, Ringo Starr. Bissonette has played with David Lee Roth, James Taylor, Santana (on his Grammy-winning album Supernatural), Don Henley, Joe Satriani, Andrea Bocelli, ELO, Maynard Ferguson, Spinal Tap, Steve Lukather, The Reddcoats, and countless others. Gregg has recorded for numerous films (including The Bucket List, Finding Nemo, Best in Show, The Bourne Supremacy, The Devil Wears Prada, The 40-Year-Old Virgin), TV shows (Friends), and the Buddy Rich Memorial Concert and video. He recently recorded video lessons for Kennan Wylie’s Drumset Method books (Hal Leonard) and has three solo CDs: Gregg Bissonette, Submarine, and Warning Will Robinson. He also has an award-winning 2-disc DVD, “Musical Drumming in Different Styles” (Hudson Music).
Drumset Grooves Every Serious Drummer Should Know (from Gene Krupa to Ringo Starr)
Session Description:
Gregg Bissonette is one of the most versatile drummers in the business. Currently touring with Ringo Starr and the All Starr Band, Bissonette has played live and on recordings with countless artists in a variety of styles, as well as in film and television. How many of these drumset grooves will you recognize. From jazz to rock to swing, from fusion to hip hop to funk, from Latin to Afro Cuban to R&B, Bissonette will challenge your ears to identify classic grooves that have become part of our musical lexicon. From “Wipeout” to “Sing, Sing, Sing” to contemporary classics, Gregg will share his experience in all these styles and teach everyone to be a musical drummer.
Session Category:
- Drumset
Date:
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Time:
4:00 PM
Location:
500 Ballroom
Session Type:
Clinic
Session Format:
Live
