Steve Langone

For the past 25 years Steve Langone has been performing in clubs, festivals, and recording studios. His versatility has allowed him to work in many different genres of music. Some of the artists and groups Langone has performed with include the Jinga Trio and Quartet, Shawnn Monteiro with the Mike Renzi Trio, Claudio Ragazzi Quartet, Greg Piccolo and Heavy Juice, the NDR Big Band, the Boston Pops, Suede, and the Kevin Harris Project, among many others.

Langone has also worked with country singer John Carter Cash, and comedians Joe Piscopo and Joan Rivers. He has performed throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Panama, Cuba, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Albania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, China, South Korea, and Oman.

Langone can also be found on over 50 recordings as a sideman to such artists as Nando Michelin, Jinga Trio, Enclave, Gilson Schachnik, Kevin Harris, Shawnn Monteiro, New Stablemates, and Mili Bermejo, to name a few. He has three recordings as a leader: Finders Keepers, Six, and Steve Langone Group. Langone endorses Canopus Drums, Bosphorus Cymbals, and Vic Firth Sticks. Langone has also recorded various soundtracks for National Geographic, Sesame Street, and the Miramax film Next Stop Wonderland.

In addition to his busy performance schedule, Langone is the author of  Advanced Rhythmic Concepts for the Modern Drummer Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3 and Building Blocks for Drummers: Rudiments and Beyond, Vol. 1.