Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bob Marley, The Ramones, James Brown, Bjork, Wayne Shorter, Dave Douglas, Mahler, OutKast, Dr. Dre, Jay Z., Prince, Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, Bill Evans, Medseki Martin & Wood, Galactic, The Beatles, Chick Corea, NWA, The Roots, Glen Velez, System of a Down, Led Zeppelin, Herbie Hancock, Charles Mingus, Bob Dylan, Soundgarden, The Beastie Boys, Snoop Dogg, Beethoven, Berlioz, Guns n Roses, and most IMPORTANTLY, all of the insanely talented NYC musicians that I am fortunate enough to work with....
Joe Abbatantuono was born in the Bronx, NY and grew up in Wappinger Falls. He began playing drums in school in the fourth grade and studied privately with countless drummers and percussionists, including John Riley, Tony Moreno, Adam Nussbaum, Ed Shaughnessy, Jim Petercsak, Rick Barbour, Joe Morello, and others.
With a B.M. in Music Education (Crane School of Music) and an M.A. in Jazz Performance (New York University), Joe has paved his musical path with musicians of all styles of music for years. He has performed on national and international TV performances, including MTV's Spring Break, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Apprentice, Nightline, famed NYC rock and jazz clubs, theaters such as Carnegie Hall and Merkin Hall, and plenty of NYC dive bars.
Performances/Collaborations include: The Identity Crisis, The Sean Nowell Quintet/Kung Fu Masters, Tommy and CJ Ramone, The Bjorkestra, The JMJ Trio, Pacha Massive, Terese Genecco, Travis Sullivan, Donny McCaslin, The Joe Abba Jazz Project, The Absolute Ensemble, Monatomic, Jeebus, Jeremy Pelt, Adam Klipple, Alexis Cuadrado, Andy LaVerne, Matt Clohesy, Collider, Jerry Jemmott, Edmar Castaneda, George Dulin, Sheldon Low, Francois Moutin, Rez Abassi, Alan Ferber, Benny Reitveld, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Jessica Simpson.
Joe Abba is a professional musician, clinician, as well as a music educator of all ages, from grade school through adults.
Hi , thank you for the friendship, it's a pleasure having you among my friends. My best compliments for your music. I wish you great success in all your pursue. Greetings from Madrid. Pepe
Thank you for your friendship. Please check out the my flyer for the great lineup of musicians I’m going to be working with at the Iridium Jazz Club on June 16th. I am so excited! Peace and love, Pat Holley
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