Steve Ferrone: Jazz Musician in New York

About Steve Ferrone

Steve Ferrone is an English rock and pop drummer known for his long tenure in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, where he took the drum chair in the mid-1990s and stayed through the band’s later years. Earlier, he helped define the groove-forward sound of the Average White Band’s 1970s lineup, and his session work runs through artists including Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Stevie Nicks, and Michael Jackson. In New York City, he has brought that resume to the stage at The Bitter End, fronting the Petty People Holiday Show. His playing favors steady pocket and song-first dynamics over display.