Chad Wackerman
Chad Wackerman was born in Long Beach, California, United States on March 25th, 1960 and is the Drummer. At the age of 64, Chad Wackerman biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Chad Wackerman (born March 25, 1960) is an American jazz, jazz fusion, and rock drummer who has performed with Frank Zappa and Allan Holdsworth.
He has served as a member, session musician, sideman, and conductor of his own bands.
He is the older brother of rock drummer Brooks Wackerman.
Musical career
In a family immersed in music, Wackerman was raised in Seal Beach, California. Chuck Wackerman, a drummer, has taught at both high school and middle school, with a focus on jazz. Chad, John and Brooks, are all proficient drummers and multi-instrumentalists. Drum Duets Vol. 1 is John's first album.
Wackerman appeared in Bill Watrous' 1978 bandwagon and then spent time with Frank Zappa from 1981 to 1988. In rehearsal and on tour, Zappa demanded high musical quality and enforced stringent discipline. According to Steve Valiant and Wackerman himself, the auditions for his band were "grueling." "Mo 'n Herb's Vacation" and "The Black Page" were two of music's most popular songs. Only three drummers from Zappa's career were able to perform them: Wackerman, Terry Bozzio, and Vinnie Colaiuta. In an interview with Drum Magazine, Bozzio revealed that although Colaiuta gained more fame from playing with Zappa, Wackerman performed Zappa's most challenging content.
Wackerman appeared on Zappa's rock albums and tours in 1983, and he appeared with the London Symphony Orchestra in a concert and recording session of Zappa's compositions.