ONE MAN...BIG BAND!!

I have been playing music for over 60 years as a professional drummer and have experience performing with various bands at many great venues. I specialize in jazz of all type and styles.

I attended Broward College majoring in Jazz Composition and Performance under the baton of Jay Corey (sax player for Buddy Rich); Florida Atlantic University where I studied under Dr. Prince. Studied Drums, Theory, Composition and Arranging with Bernard Linette (drummer for Freddy Cole); Frank Gant (drummer for Ahmed Jamal) and Duffy Jackson (drummer for Lionel Hampton and the Count Basie Orchestra); Steve Bagby (drummer for Ira Sullivan), while always under the baton of my brother Joseph F. Natale (bassist, composer and arranger). I was privileged  to study and work with great musicians such as William Boone (pianist for the famous sax player Lester Young) and also Pete Minger (trumpet player for the Count Basie Orchestra).