Steve Curry is a widely respected jazz drummer in Central New York. He has studied drumming with jazz legend Vincent Ruggeiro and percussion with John McNeil of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

Curry currently performs with The Gap Mangione Big Band and the past has performed with Chuck Mangione, Jeff Jarvis, Bob Militello and the Rochester Philharmonic with Jeff Tyzik. Recent "pick up" gigs have united him with Jerry Vale, Mickey Rooney, Frank Gorshin , Donald O'Conner, Kenny Rankin, Mark Murphy, and others. He currently leads the well-known New Millennium Jazz Quartet, which regularly performs concerts and workshops in schools throughout upstate New York as part of the Young Audiences of Rochester organization.

He plays on the complete sound track for the full-length feature film "The Next Big Thing," which was released recently on DVD. In addition, he plays on various recordings as house drummer at The Studios at Linden Oaks. Additionally, Curry has provided music for HBO presentations, including for the successful documentary "In this Corner," and on numerous national and regional television commercials.

Prior to coming to HWS in 2002, Curry taught percussion for 17 years at the Hochstein School of Music in Rochester.

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