Gary Fogel, a native of Queens, New York has been playing drums since the 4th grade. He has been performing in and around the tri - state area since 1979. He has studied drum set and vibraphone with Barry Altschul, Ray Alexander, Andrew Cyrille and Mark Josefsberg. He has performed with Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre, Billy Bang, Robert Silverman, Bill Stevens and many other performers around New York City.
Since 1996 he has been on the music faculty at Fiorello LaGuardia High School for Music & Art and Performing Arts where he teaches percussion and music technology. Gary lives in Huntington, New York with his wife Rachel and son Andrew and daughter Diana.