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Chad Wackerman

From: United States
Since: 1960–present
Releases: 16

jazz
jazz fusion

About

Chad Wackerman (born March 25, 1960) is an American jazz, jazz fusion and rock drummer, who has played with Frank Zappa and Allan Holdsworth. He has worked as a band member, session musician, sideman, and bandleader. He is the older brother of drummers John Wackerman and Brooks Wackerman, and the father of singer and songwriter Sophia James.

From Chad Wackerman on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

Holdsworth Pasqua Haslip Wackerman now
Jane Getter Premonition now
World Drummers Ensemble now
Allan Holdsworth Quartet now drums (drum set)

Discography

Albums 8

Live 4

Other 4

Links

Listen

Deezer

Official

chadwackerman.com

Social

Reference

Instrumental supporting musician

Frank Zappa

Sibling

Supporting musician

Doug Lunn now

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: c3d1bbce-b664-4487-922f-4b3bfb8f73b1
IPI: 00208702881
IPI: 00208702979

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.