BOB BREITHAUPT

Drummer Bob Breithaupt was born on July 20, 1955 in Marion, Ohio. The grandson of a spoon-player, Bob was drawn to music at an early age. By age 14, Bob had played his first gig in Marion, and by age 15, he was performing actively around the region with a young Bobby Floyd (the boys' parents had to drive them to their performances).

In 1978 he joined the faculty at Capital University, where he is now Professor of Music, Department Chair of Jazz Studies and Music Industry and director of Capital's percussion program, considered to be one of the top undergraduate percussion departments in the nation.

Breithaupt has performed with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra since 1980 and has performed with dozens of the world's greatest jazz artists. In recent years he has toured nationally and internationally and has performed with many of the nation's finest orchestras as drummer/percussionist for Broadway star Sandy Duncan. He is also the author of a textbook, The Complete Percussionist and a DVD entitled Snare Drum Basics. He is the past-president of the Percussive Arts Society, a clinician with Yamaha and the Avedis Zildjian Company, a consultant for Remo, Inc., and is Vice-President of Columbus Pro Percussion, Inc. In 2001 he became Executive Director of the Jazz Arts Group.

Bob and wife Barbara have two daughters, Anna and Allie, and are avid hockey and soccer fans. The family loves to watch soccer and hockey together, holding season tickets to the Blue Jackets and the Crew.