Eau Claire
Percussion
Larry Lelli
Alumni of the percussion studio with Broadway drummer and UW-Eau Claire alumnus, Larry Lelli. Larry was the drummer for the Tony award winning musical The Producers and is an in demand clinician and performer for Remo, Yamaha, Sabian, and Latin Percussion. The current studio ran into Larry in Indianapolis at the 2010 PASIC convention.
Mike Malone
Mike Malone is a versatile percussionist originally from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He graduated cum laude from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire where he studied music. During his time in Eau Claire, he performed with the GRAMMY-nominated and Downbeat award winning, Jazz Ensemble I. As a part of multiple projects, Malone has worked with a long list of prominent and skilled artists from the Upper Midwest. With these groups he has performs over 200 gigs a year and has been featured in events such as the Twin Cities Jazz Society’s Young Artists Series.