Born in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts; Tim came out of the box drumming at the tender age of 5 years.
A pro by the time he reached 9th grade, Tim was playing 5 nights a week in club bands and performing at the New England Conservatory with the Massachusetts Youth Wind Ensemble and the Springfield (MA) Young People’s Symphony. A move to Boston after college found him studying with jazz greats Alan Dawson and Bob Gullotti.
After several successful years in Beantown, the West Coast beckoned so it was off to Los Angeles. Four years and 3 earthquakes later Tim had established his penchant for bringing deep grooves and a fearless edge to the table. While in L.A. Tim partnered with Rhythm Arts Project founder Eddie Tuduri to grow Canadian RimShot Drumstick company in the U.S. Tim also wrote for trade magazines such as Modern Drummer, Rhythm, Stick-it!, Downbeat, Drum! and a host of others. He's been published over 35 times with two cover stories featuring legends Jeff Porcaro and Chick Corea.
Tim currently lives in Western Massachusetts; actively working on select recording projects and performing live in the New England corridor.
“Having the privilege of studying with Alan Dawson, it wasn’t hard to see where some of Tony’s “stuff” came from. BUT…the first time I really “heard” Tony Williams was in the late 1970’s. It was the live V.S.O.P. record with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Wayne Shorter. I knew about him, but until I digested THAT album, I never realized what it meant to play with total abandonment, freedom and still have total control over an instrument. Tony performed with such energy you could feel it propel the rest of the band. Miles himself said that Tony was “the center that the group's sound revolved around.” High praise indeed coming from (arguably) the greatest jazz musician ever about (arguably) the greatest jazz drummer ever. Time, space, electric energy, taste, bombast, whisper…float-like-a-butterfly-sting-like-a-bee…I love Tony Williams!”