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Devin Drobka

Devin Drobka, drummer, composer and educator has been playing drums for the past 20 years. Devin is currently one of the most in-demand Performers and Educators in the Midwest.

Devin decided to further his education and applied to the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Devin received his BMA in Jazz Drumming Performance from Berklee College of Music in 09' where he had the chance to study with Terri Lynn Carrington, Bob Tamigni, Skip Hadden, Jamey Haddad, Kenwood Dennard, Jon Hazilla, Ralph Peterson Jr, Ian Froman, and the master drummer Bob Moses. While at Berklee Devin performed with legends of the Jazz world such as Joe Lovano, Jerry Bergonzi, Greg Osby, Cecil McBee, Dave Santoro, Ed Tomassi, and Phil Grenadier.

While in Devin's last year at Berklee he was asked to play drums in the world famous Jerry Bergonzi Quartet which featured Phil Grenadier on Trumpet, Bruce Barth on Piano and Dave Santoro on Bass.

Devin moved to New York in 2010 to further his musical knowledge

Colours

By Kenny Reichert

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Colours; Belmont; Holes In The Dirt; The Prairie; Yin; Simi

Live in Chicago

By Kenny Reichert

Label: Shifting Paradigm Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Poppy Seed; Streak of Blue; Spheres; Evening Camel; Eagle.

The Stillness of July

By Paul Silbergleit

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: How Shallow The Duck Pond; Ribbons Down My Back; Summer Soft; Getting To Know You; Poinciana; Bongo Beep; Riversong; With You; Enter the Fall

Waypoints

By Arman Sangalang

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Nina; Easy Does It; Who's It Going To Be?; Monkish; Prevailing Change; Writer Agents; Less Is...; Body & Soul.

Arman Sangalang: Waypoints

by Jack Bowers
August 7, 2026

Waypoints, the second recording by Chicago-based tenor saxophonist Arman Sangalang's quartet, continues on a path similar to his first, Arman Sangalang Quartet (Calligram, 2023), leaning on original compositions and closing with a perennially popular standard, Johnny Green's “Body & Soul." Sangalang is a splendid player, blending a strong and persuasive solo voice with precise ...

Arman Sangalang: Waypoints

by Dan McClenaghan
July 29, 2026

Saxophonist Arman Sangalang released his debut record, Quartet (Calligram Records) in 2023. It was a smoldering sax-and-a-rhythm-section quartet outing that sounded surprisingly fresh for a first recording effort. His follow-up, Waypoints, employs the same format, switching out bassist Matt Ulery for Ethan Philion, while keeping guitarist Dave Miller and drummer Devin Drobka. The sophomore effort careens ...

Arman Sangalang Releases 'Waypoints' On Calligram Records

July 26, 2026

Waypoints is the sophomore album from Chicago saxophonist-composer Arman Sangalang, recorded at Pro Musica in Chicago. His debut, Quartet (2023), introduced a promising young voice; Waypoints is a significant step forward: eight original compositions and one jazz standard written across two years of movement and discovery as Sangalang shuttled between Chicago and Monterey, California, teaching, performing, ...

Paul Silbergleit Trio: The Stillness of July

by Troy Dostert
June 11, 2026

With four previous releases under his belt, guitarist Paul Silbergleit has been a steady presence in the Milwaukee jazz scene since his debut record, Silberglicity, appeared in 1996. But The Stillness of July is his first outing complemented by bassist Clay Schaub and drummer Devin Drobka. This fine trio provides a lithe treatment of several Silbergleit ...

Kenny Reichert: Live in Chicago

by Glenn Astarita
January 16, 2026

Kenny Reichert has been steadily building his reputation within the modern jazz world, and Live in Chicago stands as perhaps his most revealing statement to date. Recorded at Pro Musica with a hand-picked quartet featuring alto saxophonist Lenard Simpson, bassist Ethan Philion, and drummer Devin Drobka, this five-track collection captures something increasingly rare in contemporary jazz ...