Vinnie Colaiuta

Vinnie Colaiuta
Colaiuta with Jeff Beck at the Palais Theatre in Australia, 2009
Colaiuta with Jeff Beck at the Palais Theatre in Australia, 2009
Background information
Born (1956-02-05) February 5, 1956 (age 68)
Brownsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
GenresRock, pop, jazz, funk, country, heavy metal
OccupationDrummer
Years active1977–present
LabelsStretch, Moonjune
Websitevinniecolaiuta.com

Vincent Peter Colaiuta (born February 5, 1956) is an American drummer known for his technical mastery who has worked as a session musician in many genres.[1] He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1996[2] and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2014.[3] Colaiuta has won one Grammy Award and has been nominated twice.[4] Since the late 1970s, he has recorded and toured with Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell, and Sting, among many other appearances in the studio and in concert.

  1. ^ Staff (July 22, 2010). "Vinnie Colaiuta: Unlike Anybody Else". Modern Drummer. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Modern Drummer's Readers Poll Archive, 1979–2014". Modern Drummer. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "Vinnie Colaiuta Hall of Fame Induction". Classic Drummer. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "Vinnie Colaiuta". GRAMMY.com. November 19, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2021.