associated_acts years_active birth_place landscape background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
dixie dregs winger fiona platypus jelly jam rudess/morgenstein project 1973 & ndash ; present new york , united states yes non_vocal_instrumentalist 19 april 1953 drums , percussion jazz progressive metal fusion , glam metal , progressive rock , rod morgenstein.jpg rod morgenstein
 rod morgenstein musician
rod morgenstein

rod morgenstein -lrb- born april 19 , 1953 , in new york -rrb- is an american drummer and music educator .
he is best known for his work with the late 1980s 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 -lrb- 1986 - ' 90 -rrb- , `` best all-around drummer '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- and was inducted into magazine 's honor roll .
he is currently an associate professor teaching percussion at berklee college of music in boston , massachusetts .
morgenstein plays premier drums left-handed , and he still tours with the band winger in europe and in the united states .
he has also been a columnist for `` modern drummer '' magazine .
rod is known for his versatility of playing many styles of music .
winger released a live dvd/cd in november 2007 .
