Vinnie Colaiuta
Vinnie Colaiuta | |
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Colaiuta with Jeff Beck at the Palais Theatre in Australia, 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | February 5, 1956 |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Drummer |
| Years active | 1977–present |
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| Website | vinniecolaiuta |
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Vincent Peter "Vinnie" Colaiuta (born February 5, 1956) is an American drummer known for his technical mastery who has worked as a session musician in many genres. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2014. Colaiuta has won one Grammy Award and has been nominated twice. 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.