John is a freelance drummer working in and around the Boston and New York area. He was born into a musical family and began studying music at the age of 4. At age 12 he began to play drums and received many awards as he progressed through Jr. and Sr. High School. After High School he went on to complete a Bachelor of Music Degree in Percussion Performance from Gordon College, during which time he toured both North America and Europe with various ensembles. John has studied with top drummers such as Tommy Igoe and Kenwood Dennard.

John currently performs frequently with a wide variety of artists including Soul Force Five, The Peter Fedele Trio, The Henley Douglas Jr. Quartet, The Boston Horns, The Sultans of Swing, Jack Parsons Moonchild, Route Three (blues/soul band), Lauren Coen, The Erinn Brown Band, The Route Three Blues Trio, Lee Harvey, as well as a rotating cast in his Jazz Trio, The Gordon College Symphony Orchestra as the first chair percussion mentor, and various other side projects ranging from Blues, Jazz and Rock, to Classical and electronic. He has also had the privilege of performing with many national and international artists including the Grammy nominated violin virtuoso James Buswell, John Jorgensen (of Elton John and the Helecasters), and David Brown (of Billy Joel and Paul McCartney).

In addition to his performance work John runs a successful private teaching studio, as well as the Boston Music Academy, and has taught competitive drum lines at area high schools (For more lesson information please visit the “Lessons” page). John engineers recording sessions for local emerging artists and is always open to exploring new collaborations and forms of musical expression. In his spare time, he is an avid surfer and snowboarder. John is available for session, and performance work.

“Performing, Recording, and Teaching Drums at the highest level possible, with a balanced, musical approach drawing from ALL styles of Music.”