Join Yamaha and Jeff Queen for a showcase of the latest in Yamaha concert
percussion! Whether you are looking to expand your percussion inventory or
explore the newest offerings, this session provides an up-close look at products
designed to elevate your ensemble and program.
Target Audience
Band Directors and Percussionist
Additional Notes
Clinician Info
Jeff Queen
Jeff Queen has been involved with percussion since the age of
10. At the age of 15, Jeff began his drum corps career with the Canton
Bluecoats (’89) and continued on to march with the Velvet Knights (’90-’91),
Santa Clara Vanguard (‘92), Blue Knights and the University of North Texas (’93-
’95). Jeff was the Drum Corps International Individual and Ensemble Snare Drum
Champion in 1994 and 1995 as well as the Percussive Arts Society Individual
Snare Drum Champion in 1994 and 1995. Jeff continued to be involved in the
drum corps activity after aging out, including being the caption head for the
Carolina Crown drum and bugle corps from 2003-04, percussion arranger for the
Colts Drum and Bugle corps for 2007-08, and a DCI judge from 2012-2018.
Jeff is an original cast member of the Tony and Emmy award winning Broadway
Show “BLAST” where he was a solo performer and battery instructor from 1999 –
2003. Jeff has performed across the US, Europe and Asia. In addition Jeff has
appeared on numerous Television shows including: The Late Show with David
Letterman, The Kennedy Center Honors 2000, NBA All-Star Game 2001, Grey
Cup 2007, “BLAST”, and “The Making of Blast” on PBS DVD and Video.
Jeff has been an active teacher since 2003, where he was the drumline
coordinator at Avon High School from 2003-2012, winning 3 back-to-back BOA
Grand National Championships with the Avon Marching Black and Gold
(2008,’09,’10), and becoming a perennial finalist for WGI with the Winter
Drumline. In 2012, Jeff became the percussion coordinator for Carmel High
School in Carmel Indiana, where he assisted with winning 4 Grand National
Championships (2012, ’16, ’17, 18), started their indoor percussion program
along with developing their concert percussion program.
Mr. Queen holds his BM in Music Theory and Composition and MM in Percussion
Performance from Butler University and served on Butler University’s faculty from
2010-2019. Jeff was the assistant director of the Butler Marching Band from
2010-2019, adjunct percussion faculty from 2010-2019, and served as the full
time Artist in Residence for the 2017-18 academic year.
Queen is the author of “The Next Level: Rudimental Drumming Techniques”
available through Jeff Queen Productions and “Playing With Sticks”, a more than
3-hour instructional DVD through Hudson Music. More of Jeff’s compositions are
available through Row-Loff Productions, Tapspace Publications, Fannin Music,
and jeffqueen.com.
Currently, Jeff is the Southwest District Sales Manager for Yamaha Corporation
of America and lives in Southern California with his wife Rosie, and golden
doodle Indy.