Brian E.

Brian E.was born in Pittsburgh, PA to musician parents. His love affair with the drums began at age three, and it was at that time his parents realized they had a prodigy on their hands. Brian came up in the strong Pittsburgh tradition of jazz, and decided to follow in the footsteps of great Pittsburgh drummers like Kenny Clark, Art Blakey, Joe Harris, and Roger Humphries. In his teens he attended the Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts where he studied under Roger Humphries. It was also around this time that he started to expand his abilities by diving into Drum and Bugle Corps, Fusion and R&B. ​ Upon graduating high school, he attended Duquesne University where he studied with Don Liuzzi and Lenny Rodgers. While studying at Duquesne, Brian began quickly building a reputation for being quite a “player,” and was soon getting calls from Pittsburgh greats like Kenny Blake, David and Maureen Budway, Dwayne Dolphin, Jimmy Ponder, Eric Kloss, Dakota Staton, Modern Times, Don Aliquo Sr., and Tony Janflone Sr.After leaving Duquesne, Brian embarked on a touring and recording career that has taken him to Europe and Japan numerous times. He has played most major European venues including Wembley Arena and Royal Albert Hall in performances for the Royal family. He also has several American and European television appearances under his belt some of which include: MTV Europe, BET on Jazz, Live @ The Dome-Berlin, Live on Q, Halloween Live w/Jenny Jones. Brian’s international recording debut was on Jesse Johnson’s CD, Bare My Naked Soul. He has also released three solo recordings...The Theorical Journey, Diary Of A Dreamer, and the newest project Wanderlust. He recently did a stint with Jesse Johnson and D'Angelo! Besides being an in demand drummer, Brian is a composer, producer, author of two drum instruction books, Rhythm Basics Vol. 1 and Rhythm Concepts. He is also a highly sought after instructor. Brian is not your ordinary drummer, but rather he is a visionary and music powerhouse that has to be experienced to be believed. ​ Education: Pittsburgh High School For The Creative & Performing Arts 1 Studied with Roger Humphries Duquesne University Teaching Experience: Private Instructor Private Instructor--Bentley & Romito Irwin, PA Percussion Department Head—Pittsburgh Jazz Workshop Pittsburgh, PA Percussion Department Head—Music & Arts Center Virginia Percussion Department Head—Westinghouse High School Pittsburgh, PA Percussion Instructor—Rimshots Maryland Rhythm Section Symposium—Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA ​ Touring and Performing Credits: Jesse Johnson D'Angelo T.M.G. Recordings Jonn Del Toro Richardson Sean Carney Boney Fields Tonky De La Pena Marcus Anderson Eric Darius Rayce Biggs Art Sherrod Jr DeBarge Bunny DeBarge El DeBarge Alexander O’Neal Barbara Blue Cherrelle Tom Shuman Joe McBride Jeffery Osborne Bobby McFerrin Ronnie Laws Dwayne Dolphin Kenny Blake Gene Ludwig Ingrid Chavez Jimmy Ponder Sheila Ray Charles Tony Janflone, Sr. Walter Chestnut Tony Janflone, Jr. Jenny Jones Roy Hargrove Paisley Park Records Eddie Baccus Jr Angela Bofil Kenny Rankin Libby Goines Dakota Staton Eric Kloss Eric Leeds The Itals Don Aliquo Sr Don Aliquo Jr. Sony CBS/Tabu Jeff Healey Shangoya Javeeta Steele Ron Holloway Innocent David Budway Maureen Budway Samson and Delilah Dr. John Wilson Quartet BTK & The Regulators ​ VENUES PLAYED INSIDE USA Paisley Park, Minneapolis, Mn Antone's~Austin, Tx Carter Baron ~Washington, DC Hippodrome Theater ~Baltimore, MD The Apollo Theater ~New York, NY The RamsHead ~Annapolis, MD Royal Theater ~Detroit, MI The Strand ~San Diego, CA Cobo Arena ~Detroit, MI The Baccanaal ~San Diego, CA Starlight AmphiTheater ~Kansas City, MO Vonn Jazz & Blues ~Columbus, OH Night Town ~Cleveland, OH The New Daisy Theater~Memphis,Tn The Orpheum Theater~Memphis, Tn Stage A/E~Pittsburgh ,Pa Three Rivers Stadium ~ Pittsburgh, PA Keifer Front Arena ~New Orleans, LA Heinz Hall ~Pittsburgh, PA Super Dome ~New Orleans, LA The Graffitti ~Pittsburgh, PA Glam Slam ~Minneapolis, MN Syria Mosque ~Pittsburgh, PA The Cabooze ~Minneapolis, MN August Wilson Center ~Pittsburgh, PA 1st Avenue ~Minneapolis, MN The Benedum Theater ~Pittsburgh PA The Fineline ~Minneapolis, MN Blues Alley ~Washington, DC Minneapolis Convention Center ~Mpls, MN HR-57 ~Washington, DC The Strathmore ~Frederick, MD ​ VENUES PLAYED OUTSIDE USA *Belgium Spirit of 66 ~VerViers *Japan Billboard Live-Osaka, Japan Billboard Live-Tokyo, Japan The Budakon ~Tokyo *Germany The Dome ~Berlin The Hippodrome ~Munich *United Kingdom Wembley Arena ~Wembley Hammersmith Odeon ~London Royal Albert Hall ~London Jazz After Dark ~London G-Mex ~Manchester Birmingham N.E.C. ~Birmingham Oxford Apollo ~Oxford Bournemouth International ~Bournemouth Brighton Center ~Brighton Bristol Hippodrome ~Bristol Nottingham Royal Center ~Nottingham Sheffield City Hall ~Sheffield Cornwall Coliseum ~Cornwall New Castle City Hall ~New Castle Manchester Apollo ~Manchester *Scotland Edinburgh Playhouse ~Edinburgh