User:Alain Caruba

Alain Caruba is a french and american drummer. He was born in Nice, France and became American citizen when he moved to the US. While residing in the United States for many years, Alain Caruba played with numerous musical greats of all genres including the comedian and vocalist Shirley Maclaine. In 2007, Alain moved back to the French Riviera. Since then, the drummer/composer/arranger has been a Professor at the Conservatoire du Sivom Cote d'Azur teaching drum and an orchestral class in Jazz Music as well as workshops and master classes. Alain has pursued a very eclectic career, as a director of the Centre Musical Contemporain de Nice and performed with many well-known French artists on the Guy Lux TV show on Antenne 2 and with the Big Bands of Aimé Barelli at the Sporting Monte-Carlo, Norman Maine at the Folies Russes in Monaco and André Borly at the Casino Ruhl in Nice. In addition to performing on many national and international stages, he has also played with major jazz and show orchestras on various American Cruise Ship Lines. Apart from writing two drum books, Alain has composed and arranged two musicals, Du Balai les Déchets and l'Arbre which were performed at the concert hall of the Conservatoire de Nice in June 2008 and June 2009 conducted by Isabelle Bourdin. He produces many artists in his own recording studio. He is performing with a lot of bands and his own band as well: www.carubajazzband.com