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| Discography: Chad Wackerman |
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| Chad Wackerman | |
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 Wackerman at the Hague Jazz Festival
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| Born | March 25, 1960 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, Jazz, Jazz fusion |
| Occupations | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Drums, Percussion |
| Years active | 1978 - present |
| Associated acts | Bill Watrous, Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Andy Summers, Ed Mann, Albert Lee, Colin Hay, Dweezil Zappa, Tom Grant, Allan Holdsworth |
| Website | Chad Wackerman.com |
Chad Wackerman (born March 25, 1960 in Long Beach, California) is a jazz, jazz fusion and rock drummer; arguably best known in the United States for his work as a drummer and percussionist in Frank Zappa's band. However, he has worked as a band member, session musician, sideman, and bandleader of his own jazz trio.
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Chad Wackerman was raised in Seal Beach, California, in a family immersed in music. His father, a drummer, is an award-winning music teacher who has taught at both high school and middle school levels with a specialization in jazz. Chad and his brothers, John, and Brooks Wackerman are all proficient drummers and multi-instrumentalists. John recorded an album titled Drum Duets Vol.1.[1]
Wackerman joined the Bill Watrous band in 1978 and later went on to work with Frank Zappa for seven years; from 1981 to 1988. This was not an easy feat; Zappa required discipline, and the auditions for his band were notoriously grueling, according to Steve Vai and Wackerman himself.[1] Two songs, "Mo and Herb's vacation", and "The Black Page" were considered drummer's nightmares. Only three drummers throughout Zappa's career were able to play them successfully; Wackerman, Terry Bozzio, and Vinnie Colaiuta.
In 1983, he toured, but did not record, with Australian rock act Men at Work. Wackerman played on the One Voice album and video with Barbra Streisand. He has also recorded albums and toured with artists such as Allan Holdsworth, Steve Vai, Andy Summers, Ed Mann, Albert Lee, Colin Hay, Dweezil Zappa and Tom Grant. Chad was also the drummer for the house band on the first Dennis Miller late night talk show.
Chad has also toured with James Taylor, John Patitucci and Joe Sample, as well as fellow Zappa drummer Terry Bozzio in a series of all-percussion concerts. Chad lived in Australia for ten years between 1995 and 2005. Due to changes in the music scene in Australia and an increase in gigs in the United States, Chad decided to move back to California in July, 2005.
The current Chad Wackerman Trio includes: Chad Wackerman (drums) Doug Lunn(bass) Mike Miller(guitar)
Chad's own records include guitar contributions from Allan Holdsworth.
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