Rod Morgenstein

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{{short description|American drummer (born 1953)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Rod Morgenstein

| birth_name =

| image = Rod Morgenstein (cropped).jpg

| caption = Morgenstein in 2008

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|4|19}}

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

| instrument = {{flatlist|

• Drums
• percussion

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| genre = {{flatlist|

• Progressive rock
• jazz fusion
• hard rock
• glam metal
• progressive metal

}}

| occupation = {{flatlist|

• Musician
• educator

}}

| years_active = 1973–present

| label =

| associated_acts = {{flatlist|

• Dixie Dregs
• Winger
• Fiona
• Platypus
• Jelly Jam
• Rudess/Morgenstein Project

}}

| website =

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Rod Morgenstein (born April 19, 1953) is an American drummer with rock bands Winger and Dixie Dregs.{{cite news|last=Schlenker|first=Dave|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19920911&id=cEFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XeoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3372,3528540|title=Steve Morse and the Dregs on the road again|date=September 11, 1992|newspaper=Gainesville Sun|accessdate=January 31, 2014}}

He also played with Fiona, Platypus, the Steve Morse Band, and Jelly Jam. He has also done session work with Jordan Rudess including his ventures with the Rudess/Morgenstein Project.{{cite news|url=http://www.musicradar.com/us/news/drums/rudess-morgenstein-project-announce-four-us-dates-586606|title=Rudess Morgenstein Project announce four US dates|date=October 22, 2013|publisher=musicradar.com|accessdate=January 31, 2014}} He also toured with Jazz Is Dead.{{cite news|last=Hochanadel|first=Michael|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1957&dat=20020405&id=RXshAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IYoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1562,862191|title=Jazz is Dead to jam on Grateful Undead songs at Van Dyck|date=April 5, 2002|newspaper=The Daily Gazette|accessdate=January 31, 2014}}{{cite news|last=Zimmerman|first=Curtis|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2706&dat=19990809&id=vPtJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GB4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=4919,6352871|title=Jazz Is Dead Laughing Wake Water 'Wake Of The Laughing Flood'|date=August 9, 1999|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|accessdate=January 31, 2014}} He has also been awarded Modern Drummer{{'}}s "Best Progressive Rock Drummer" five years (1986-'90), "Best All-Around Drummer" (1999) and was inducted into magazine's Honor Roll.{{cite web|url=http://www.rodmorgenstein.com/about.html|title=About|publisher=rodmorgenstein.com|accessdate=January 31, 2014}}

He worked for twenty years as a professor, teaching percussion at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Morgenstein continues to tour with the band Winger. He has also been a columnist for Modern Drummer magazine.

Morgenstein is known for his versatility of playing many styles of music.{{cite news|url=http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2010/11/rod-morgenstein/#.UuwUFvsmZnI|title=Rod Morgenstein:Cross-Genre Ripping|date=November 15, 2010|publisher=moderndrummer.com|accessdate=January 31, 2014}}