Rod Morgenstein

Biography

Rod Morgenstein (born April 19, 1953) is an American drummer with rock bands Winger and Dixie Dregs.
He also played with Fiona, Platypus, the Steve Morse Band, and Jelly Jam. He has also done session work with Jordan Rudess including his ventures with the Rudess/Morgenstein Project. He also toured with Jazz Is Dead. He has also been awarded Modern Drummer's "Best Progressive Rock Drummer" five years (1986-'90), "Best All-Around Drummer" (1999) and was inducted into magazine's Honor Roll.
He worked for twenty years as a professor, teaching percussion at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Morgenstein continues to tour with the band Winger. He has also been a columnist for Modern Drummer magazine.
Morgenstein is known for his versatility of playing many styles of music.

with Dixie Dregs

The Great Spectacular (1976)
Free Fall (1977)
What If (1978)
Night of the Living Dregs (1979)
Dregs of the Earth (1980)
Unsung Heroes (1981)
Industry Standard (1982)
Full Circle (1994)

with The Steve Morse Band

The Introduction (1984)
Stand Up (1985)
High Tension Wires (1989)

with Winger

Winger (1988)
In the Heart of the Young (1990)
Pull (1993)
IV (2006)
Karma (2009)
Better Days Comin' (2014)
Seven (2023)

with Rudess/Morgenstein Project

Rudess/Morgenstein Project (1997)
The Official Bootleg (2001)

with Platypus

When Pus Comes to Shove (1998)
Ice Cycles (2000)

with The Jelly Jam

The Jelly Jam (2002)
The Jelly Jam 2 (2004)
Shall We Descend (2011)
Profit (2016)

with Jazz Is Dead

Laughing Water (1999)
Great Sky River (2001)
Grateful Jazz (2015)