page_title: Rod Morgenstein
hierarchical_section_title: Rod Morgenstein
caption_attribution_description: Rod Morgenstein
context_page_description: Rod Morgenstein is an American drummer and music educator. He is best known for his work with the rock band Winger and with the jazz fusion band Dixie Dregs.
  He also played with Fiona, Platypus, the Steve Morse Band, and Jelly Jam. He has also done session work with Jordan Rudess including his ventures with the Rudess/Morgenstein Project. He also toured with Jazz is Dead. He has also been awarded Modern Drummer 's "Best Progressive Rock Drummer" five years, "Best All-Around Drummer" and was inducted into magazine's Honor Roll.
  He is currently a professor, teaching percussion at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Morgenstein continues to tour with the band Winger. He has also been a columnist for Modern Drummer magazine.
  Rod is known for his versatility of playing many styles of music.
context_section_description: Rod Morgenstein (born April 19, 1953) is an American drummer and music educator. He is best known for his work with the  rock band Winger and with the jazz fusion band Dixie Dregs.
  He also played with Fiona, Platypus, the Steve Morse Band, and Jelly Jam.  He has also done session work with Jordan Rudess including his ventures with the Rudess/Morgenstein Project.  He also toured with Jazz is Dead.  He has also been awarded Modern Drummer 's "Best Progressive Rock Drummer" five years (1986-'90), "Best All-Around Drummer" (1999) and was inducted into magazine's Honor Roll.
  He is currently a professor, teaching percussion at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.  Morgenstein continues to tour with the band Winger. He has also been a columnist for Modern Drummer magazine.
  Rod is known for his versatility of playing many styles of music.
caption: Morgenstein in 2008
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