Nick Ceroli

Nick Ceroli (December 22, 1939 – August 11, 1985), was an American jazz drummer.

Ceroli was born in Warren, Ohio. He did a tour of Central and South America in 1963 with Ray Anthony, and that same year recorded with Jack Teagarden and played with Gerald Wilson at the Monterey Jazz Festival. In 1965 he played with Stan Kenton, then spent 1965-69 playing in Herb Alpert's group, the Tijuana Brass. He moved to Hollywood and became a prolific studio musician, working with Pete Jolly (ca. 1969), Zoot Sims (1976, 1984), Richie Kamuca (1977), Warne Marsh (1977–78), Ross Tompkins (1977), Bill Berry (1978), Dave Frishberg (1978), Pete Christlieb (1978), Bob Florence (1979–81), and Milt Jackson (1981). He died in Los Angeles.

References

• "Nick Ceroli". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.

Further reading

• Leonard Feather, The Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Sixties.
• Obituary, Variety, August 21, 1985, p. 134.