Bobby Gripp Drum Instructor

Bobby Gripp is a native of Sioux City, IA and currently lives in Sioux Falls, SD. He has been playing music professionally for over 35 years. He has had the pleasure of working with both the areas top musicians and also national artists in a variety of ensembles including ‘Dakota Jazz Collective’, ‘Jonathan Kelly Trio‘, ‘ Studio B. Jazz’ and his own group “Jazzed”. Gripp is also an original member of the Jazz Diversity Project – a highly regarded music education program presented to schools throughout the state of South Dakota and has been a drum and percussion instructor for over 30 years. He is a three-time inductee to the South Dakota Music Association’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.