Joe Porcaro

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Joe Porcaro

dr, perc, *1930 US, Hartford, Connecticut
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Joseph Porcaro

American jazz drummer, percussionist and educator (born April 29, 1930 in Hartford, Connecticut). His three sons all musicians : Steve Porcaro (b. 1957), keyboardist and composer, Mike Porcaro (1955-2015), a bassist, and Jeff Porcaro (1954-1992), a drummer. Worked with ; Stan Getz, Frank Sinatra, Gerry Mulligan, Don Ellis, Sarah Vaughan, Natalie Cole, Freddie Hubbard, Pink Floyd, Gladys Knight, Madonna and many others. He appears also on several film scores by James Newton Howard, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Danny Elfman, John Frizzell and his son Steve.

Instruments

Drums
Percussion
Vocals

Genres

Jazz
Rock
R&B/Soul
Pop

Plays With

Emil Richards & The Microtonal Blues Band

The Mike Mainieri Quartet

California Smoker

James Newton Howard & Friends

David Garfield And Friends

The Cello Quintet

American Jazz Philharmonic

Calamari

Les Lancaster

Wunderground

Band Members

External Links

Home Page

Wikipedia

MusicBrainz

Discogs

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Acknowledgements

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