Robert Shipley
COUNTRY: United States
GROUP: Director of Jazz Studies at Hope College
http://www.robertshipley.comBORN IN: Chicago
LIVES IN: Holland, Michigan
DRUMMING SINCE: 1969
BIGGEST INFLUENCES: Yogi Horton, Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette, Vinnie Colaiuta and Steve Gadd
FAVOURITE ALBUM YOU PLAYED ON: Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown – One More Mile – Grammy (Best Blues)
FAVOURITE ALBUM YOU DIDN’T PLAY ON: Miles Davis – Kind of Blue
CAREER HIGHLIGHT: Touring drummer for 3 years with Chaka Khan
FAVOURITE SABIAN CYMBAL: 20” HHX Evolution Ride