Joe Porcaro

Joe Porcaro
Birth name	Joseph Porcaro
Born	April 29, 1930 Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, educator
Instruments	Drums, percussion
Associated acts	Toto, Steve Porcaro, Mike Porcaro, Jeff Porcaro

Joseph (Joe) Porcaro (born April 29, 1930 in Hartford, Connecticut, currently residing in Los Angeles, California) is an American jazz drummer, percussionist and educator. His Italian-American heritage has its roots in San Luca in Calabria.

His three sons were all musicians in the band Toto: drummer Jeff Porcaro (1954–92), bassist Mike Porcaro (1955-2015), and keyboardist Steve Porcaro (b.1957). He also has a daughter, Joleen Porcaro Duddy. Joe guested on every Toto album from Turn Back through Kingdom of Desire, including Toto IV. Along with fellow music educator and drummer, Ralph Humphrey, Joe was one of the founders of the Los Angeles Music Academy (LAMA) located in Pasadena, California.

Porcaro has recorded with Nancy Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, Pink Floyd, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Freddie Hubbard, Don Ellis, Sarah Vaughan, Natalie Cole, The Monkees, Howard Roberts, Gladys Knight and Madonna. He has also done film score work, including with James Newton Howard, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Danny Elfman, John Frizzell and his son Steve.

Discography

With Stan Getz

• Children of the World (Columbia, 1979)

With Lalo Schifrin

• The Fox (soundtrack) (MGM, 1968)
• There's a Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin' On (Dot, 1968)
• Kelly's Heroes (soundtrack) (MGM, 1970)
• Rock Requiem (Verve, 1971)
• Enter the Dragon (soundtrack) (Warner Bros., 1973)

With Gerald Wilson

• California Soul (Pacific Jazz, 1968)

External links

• Official website (archived 2011)
• "Profile: Joe Porcaro", drummerworld.com