Otto Huber

I started playing drums at the age of 14. Like a lot of other kids in the suburbs of Chicago, I was learning rock beats in the back of a mom & pop music store. Fortunately my teacher turned me on to jazz music and the Jazz Showcase which was then in the Blackstone Hotel in downtown Chicago. I then became serious about drumming and started studying orchestral percussion to prepare me for studies at Northern Illinois University where I received a Bachelor of Music.

After graduating from N.I.U., I moved to Chicago where I was fortunate enough to play in the Unison Quartet (James Falzone, Jeff Hill, Marty Metzger) and the Unheard Music Quartet (Ken Vandermark, Jeb Bishop, Tod Margasak, Mike Hagedorn). Although I enjoyed the music scene in Chicago, I was a restless 27 year old looking for a fresh environment for further development.

I drove into Oakland CA in 1998, and have enjoyed living in the Bay Area ever since. Some of the musicians whom I've had the pleasure to play with include: Cody Anderson, Dana Atherton, Will Blades, Christian Boyd, Brenda Boykin, Jamie Brewer, Gary Brown, Steve Carter, Michael Coleman, Delta Wires, Lorenzo Farrel, Ben Fajen, Ben Flint, Evan Francis, Herb Geller, Aaron Germain, Rich Gerrard, Jim Grantham, Rev. Johnathan Green, Gerry Grosz, Henry Hung, Sasha Jacobson, David Jeffrey, Saul Kaye, Art Khu, Mark Little, Damien Masterson, Paul Mausavi, Matt Morrish, Len & Ellen Patterson, Fred Randolph, Brad Russel, John Santos, Naim Satchia, Don Seaver, Dayna Stephens, Adam Shulman, Yancy Taylor, Dani Thompson, Dave Yudolph.

Aside from working with the musicians mentioned above, I've also been playing gospel music at Second Baptist Church in Redwood City CA since fall of 2003.

You can reach Otto Huber by e-mail at otto_huber@hotmail.com