Eric Dregne

A staple of the Cleveland music community, Eric studied bass and tenor trombone with Dave Taylor, John Rojak, Michael Crist and Gary Sexton.  He studied music and music education at Youngstown State and Cleveland State Universities and participated in the Aspen Summer Music Festival.

Eric was a member and leader of the award winning Roberto Ocasio Latin Jazz Project for nine years and served as Musical Director and Lead Instructor for the Roberto Ocasio Summer Latin Jazz Camp for seven years.  He has assisted many local high schools for their marching and jazz programs.  A well known performer in the local big band and salsa communities, Eric also runs and directs some of the top musical performing groups in Cleveland.   He has taught privately brass students (trumpet, trombone, french horn, baritone and tuba) for over 25 years on the east and west sides of Cleveland. Eric is Director of TrueNorth’s Big Band.