Drums / Percussion / Vocals
James Waddell currently holds the drum chair at the Engeman Theatre in Northport. He held the drum chair at the Argyle Theatre in Babylon prior to switching to the Engeman Theatre.
He studied Applied Music at SUNY Fredonia, earning his Bachelor of Arts. Jim has been playing across Long Island and the country in various capacities. He has been a fixture in the Long Island theater scene and currently is the drum and percussion instructor at Chaminade High School.
He still performs with the New Vintage Big Band Orchestra where he has backed acts such as Joan Rivers, Bob Newhart, Carol Lawrence (Westbury Music Fair), Fantasia, Shirley Alston Reeves (The Shirelles), Jerry Vale, Al Martino, Don Cornell, Michael Amante, Daniel Rodriguez (Tom Scott, conductor), The Coasters, The Four Lads, The Four Aces.
He has also toured nationally with Darlene Love, in addition to performing with the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Orchestra. Jim has performed as a percussionist with the Erie Chamber Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic.
James Waddell currently holds the drum chair at the Engeman Theatre in Northport. He held the drum chair at the Argyle Theatre in Babylon prior to switching to the Engeman Theatre.
He studied Applied Music at SUNY Fredonia, earning his Bachelor of Arts. Jim has been playing across Long Island and the country in various capacities. He has been a fixture in the Long Island theater scene and currently is the drum and percussion instructor at Chaminade High School.
He still performs with the New Vintage Big Band Orchestra where he has backed acts such as Joan Rivers, Bob Newhart, Carol Lawrence (Westbury Music Fair), Fantasia, Shirley Alston Reeves (The Shirelles), Jerry Vale, Al Martino, Don Cornell, Michael Amante, Daniel Rodriguez (Tom Scott, conductor), The Coasters, The Four Lads, The Four Aces.
He has also toured nationally with Darlene Love, in addition to performing with the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Orchestra. Jim has performed as a percussionist with the Erie Chamber Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic.
