Steinkoler, Jeremy Steinkoler

“A very swinging drummer who’s mastered the art of coordinated independence,” (East Bay Express) Jeremy has been playing drums professionally for over 23 years. He has crafted a fresh and unmistakable style from an expansive range of influences, from classic New Orleans second-line street beats to Elvin Jones’ circle of sound, and is equally at home playing jazz, funk, rock, blues, and pop music. He leads and composes for his own group Mo’Fone, the award-winning saxes-and-drums trio featured at the Monterey, San Francisco and Sonoma Jazz Festivals, and has received radio play across the world. He has performed and/or recorded with Adam Levy and Lee Alexander (Norah Jones), Kirk Joseph (Dirty Dozen Brass Band), Clarence Bucaro, Guru Garage, Christie McCarthy, Kevin Beadles Band, Hot Links, Phatlip, and many other top musicians around Northern California. Jeremy has been teaching private drum lessons since 1991, and has established himself as one of the premier drum instructors in the Bay Area. Along with Steve Gibson, he is the Co-Founder of BandWorks, a school of rock for musicians of all ages, with locations and summer camps around the Bay Area. He has taught workshops and master classes in Dublin, Ireland; Ann Arbor, MI; and in Northern California for the past 18 years, and has published a number of articles on drumming. He is proud to be endorsed by Vic Firth Drumsticks, Aquarian Drumheads, and Istanbul Agop Cymbals.