Charlie Cooley

Charlie Cooley is one of Canada’s most in-demand drummers.
 He has performed and/or recorded with such artists as: Leonard
Cohen, Randy Brecker, The Guess Who, Long John Baldry, Anne
Murray, Sass Jordan, Amanda Marshall, K.D. Lang, Jimmy
Rankin, and The Blues Brothers (musical director – Paul Shaffer)
 Charlie is also a member of the Juno Award winning world beat
jazz ensemble Manteca.
 Charlie has been the in-house drummer for many of Canada’s
award shows such as The Junos Awards, The East Coast Music
Awards,  The Canadian Screen Awards, The Canadian Country
Music Awards, Canada Day Celebrations from Parliament Hill, and
the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame
 “When I’m playing music – in whatever situation – I’m thinking –
what can I do best to support the music? My goal is to help the
composition speak directly to the listener.”