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Gregory Caputo, freelance drummer, specializing in "versatility within traditional drumming styles" (Modern Drummer Magazine) is a graduate of the Hartford Conservatory of Music Jazz and Pop program. Gregory is an inductee into the National Jazz Archives a National Drum Association "Gene Krupa Search" international finalist and recipient of the Jazz Ambassador Award.
Tours include: The Big Bands of Gene Krupa, Count Basie, Les Brown, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Sammy Kay, Nelson Riddle, and Harry James.
Performances with: Phil Woods, Sammy Davis Jr., Cab Calloway, Sheila Jordan, Charlie Ventura, Benny Waters, Nneena Freelon, Vickki Carr, Connie Francis, Jerry Vale, Don Cornell, Melba Joyce, Claude Williams, Grace Kelly, Barry Harris, Grover Mitchell, Joe Wilder and Benny Waters.
Classic Drummer Magazine describes Greg as "A Master Drummer who speaks volumes in refined sensibilities with superb technique."
Gregory is a faculty member at the Jazz In July Workshop at the University of Massachusetts and faculty member at Mt. Holyoke College.