Name: Brian Floody

From: New York City

I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 1998

I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 2002

My inspiration: Duke Ellington, John Coltrane

Few people know that I… speak Portuguese

Education: New School for Social Research – BFA

I play and teach: Drumset, Tympani, Percussion

My other artistic/musical endeavors: Frequent performances at Smalls and Mezzrow jazz clubs with groups lead by trumpeter Alex Norris, pianist Anthony Wonsey, vocalist Melissa Morgan and others. Weekly residency at Tooker Alley in Brooklyn.