Bernie Dresel moved to Los Angeles in 1983 after graduating from the prestigious Eastman School of Music. He has traveled the world, occupying the coveted drum chair for Grammy Award-winning Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band since its inception in 1999. And also, for an overlapping 15 years (1992 to 2006), he was the drummer for the multi-Grammy Award-winning Brian Setzer Orchestra.

Drum! Magazine has put him on their list of “53 Drummers Who Made a Difference in the ’90s” as well as honoring him with a Drummie® for Best Big Band Drummer.

Bernie Dresel’ s jazz orchestra, The BBB, is one of Los Angeles’ most exciting large jazz ensembles. It is one of the most innovative and original hard-swinging large jazz ensembles ever.

The BBB is comprised of 16 seasoned pros on the Los Angeles studio scene. The BBB delivers a contemporary, highly original sound featuring the hard-swinging compositions of established and up-and-coming composers.

Bernie is a first-call drummer and percussionist on the Hollywood stage for motion picture and television soundtracks.

Established in 2014, with a live performance tribute to Buddy Rich, The BBB plays monthly at jazz clubs in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

Prior to forming his own jazz orchestra, Bernie backed Maynard Ferguson, the Brian Setzer Orchestra, and Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band. Bernie served 15 years for both Setzer and Goodwin. He has been the drummer on numerous Brian Setzer Grammy Award®-winning recordings and more recently on every recording that Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band has released, including the Grammy Award-winners.