Jan Uvena

{{short description|American drummer}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2014}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Jan Uvena

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| birth_name = Jannaro Uvena

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|8|29}}

| birth_place = Huntington, New York, U.S.

| instrument = Drums, percussion, vocals

| genre = Hard rock, heavy metal

| occupation = Musician, songwriter

| years_active = 1978–2000

| associated_acts = Pipedream, Alice Cooper, Iron Butterfly, Alcatrazz, Signal, Jonas Hansson Band

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Jannaro "Jan" Uvena (born August 29, 1950){{cite web |url=http://www.xtrememusician.com/info/artists/profiles/1661.html |title=Xtreme Musician: Jan Uvena |website=www.xtrememusician.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021019172215/http://www.xtrememusician.com/info/artists/profiles/1661.html |archive-date=2002-10-19}} is an American musician, best known for playing drums with a number of notable rock bands, including Alice Cooper's backing band, Iron Butterfly, Alcatrazz, and Signal.

Uvena retired from the music business in 2000 and, as of 2016, manages a U.S. Cellular store in Walpole, Massachusetts.{{cite news |last=Logan |first=Ian |url=https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/keene-musicians-golden-past-of-touring-with-alice-cooper-alcatrazz/article_9893efad-e72c-557f-ba3d-b9f5dda82a99.html |title=Keene musician's golden past of touring with Alice Cooper, Alcatrazz |work=The Keene Sentinel |location=Keene, New Hampshire |publisher=Tom Ewing |date=2016-03-26 |accessdate=2020-04-18 }}