Emmy Award-winning drummer Gregg Potter is the drummer with the new Buddy Rich Big Band, a sixteen-piece big band featuring Buddy Rich alumni.
Gregg fronted the band throughout the Buddy Rich Centennial Celebration (2017-2018) world tour, not only crisscrossing the United States, but barnstorming Europe, including a sold-out week at the prestigious Ronnie Scott’s, where Buddy recorded several albums and solidified his drumming mastery abroad. Gregg and the band later returned to Ronnie Scott’s in 2019 and 2023. Gregg’s inaugural show with the band was at the Buddy Rich 25th Anniversary Memorial Concert at the London Palladium in April 2012 where he put his mark on the drumming world. He also lead the band through a sold-out 2012 summer tour and a 2013 SRO Japan concert series. He was featured in the December 2012 special commemorative Buddy Rich issue of Modern Drummer magazine and Drumhead magazine’s 2017 “Legend’s” issue. In 2016, Hal Leonard Publishing released a first-ever Buddy Rich “play-along” CD/book package featuring Gregg’s drumming along with the Buddy Rich Big Band. Alongside fronting the legendary band as they headline shows around the world, Gregg continues to record, write, educate and gain the respect of his drumming peers.
