I started playing piano at age 8 and drums at age 14 under the tutelage of my late father, legendary Irish drummer, Noel Bridgeman. I studied drums/percussion in Havana, Cuba with some of the top players from the Afro-Cuban tradition. My songwriting comes from a rhythmic perspective and is influenced by a range of genres, although I was raised on the blues. After all, the blues are the roots! ... more