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Joe Truglio
About Me
Joe Truglio is a drummer, composer, and bandleader based out of
Philadelphia and New York. Born and raised in Long Island, Joe was
originally inspired to pick up the sticks by his father, a music teacher
and performer himself. While attending the University of the Arts Joe
established himself as a sought after sideman and ambitious performer.
Since graduating in 2005, he has had the opportunity to work with
Grammy Award winning artist Dave Valentin, Cuban pianist Elio
Villafranca, spanish jazz accordian player Victor Prieto, Venezuelan
vibraphonist Alfredo Naranjo, Dave Allen, Christos Rafalides, Universal
London recording artist Melody Gardot, and comedian Joe Piscapo. As
a recording artist he has worked with Grammy Award winning producer
Dave Tozer and can be heard on American Idol Finalist Elliot Yamin’s
2009 album, “Fight For Love”. He has performed hundreds of concerts
including dates in Europe and China.
In 2010 he received a grant from the Philadelphia Chapter of the
American Composers Forum to assist in the recording of his first studio
album entitled Past Life. As leader and composer Joe set out to create
a sound that is both subtle and intense. Although jazz remains his
biggest influence, he combines his favorite elements of Latin, Rock,
Funk, and Classical styles as well. Past Life is comprised of eight
original songs and features John Stenger on piano and Ken Pendergast
on bass. The album has been in regular rotation on WRTI in
Philadelphia since the beginning of 2011 and was featured by disc
jockey J. Michael Harrison, host of “The Bridge”, who invited Joe in for a
live performance and interview. He has also done interviews on “Jazz
with Jeff Duperon” and “The All Request Show” with Zivit Shlank.
Joe’s band has played most recently at the Kimmel Center in
Philadelphia as part of their free music series.
Please visit www.joetruglio.com for more info and updates. Thanks for
listening!