Aaron Abrahamson Cote

Instructor

The Rhody Center

Aaron Abrahamson Cote picked up steel pan in the Caribbean while working as a drummer on cruise lines.  His music career has taken him coast-to-coast, as well as to Europe, Africa, and extensively throughout the Caribbean.  He has released hundreds of compositions with Panoramic View and The Sunshine Melodies, and regularly performs with The Island Time Steel Band and The Copacetics, among others.  Cote has been featured on recordings with Dr. Ring-Ding, The Ska-Jazz Messengers (Liquidator/Flower Records), Agent Jay of The Slackers, Vinny Nobile from Bim Skala Bim (Stubborn Records), The Attractors (Jump Up Records), among others.  His performance highlights include Bobby McFerrin (Don’t Worry, Be Happy), Glenn Kotche of Wilco, and The Skatalites.  Aside from an active performance and recording career, Cote teaches steel pan, percussion, drum set, and beginner piano.   Mr. Cote holds his master’s degree in music performance from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.