Drummer and Percussionist Scott Blum started his music career at age thirteen playing with local pop groups. Recently relocated to the Bradenton/Sarasota area his music experience includes drum set and percussion including; Latin Percussion, Afro Cuban Percussion, Jazz, Pop, Dixieland, Country Western, Folk, Latin, and Blues. Performances include dance bands, theatre productions, parades, ethnic festivals, operas, concerts, orchestras, television, radio, and studio recording.

Originally a native of New Jersey and a resident of New York he has performed with nationally recognized artists including: Archie Shepp, Beaver Harris, Jimmy Garrison, Marshall Brown, Dave Burrell, David Amram, Esteban, and Twinkle.

Scott Blum’s most recent performances were with guitarist Esteban in concert at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center and the Ringling Museum, Berimbau at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, in concert with Twinkle at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, Sarasota’s Hands on Heritage Festival at the VanWezel Performing Arts Center and Robards Arena. He is the featured percussionist every Sunday at the Symphony Center in Sarasota for the Center for Positive Living.

He is the newest member and first time ever Latin percussionist to join Don Scaletta and the Jazz Project. The Jazz Project is a twenty-one piece band, based out of Orlando, Florida that salutes Stan Kenton.

His experience includes teaching students at all levels including developing a Music Therapy Component for emotionally handicapped children in the Palm Beach County School System. Scott developed a children’s educational program that highlighted percussion instruments from different areas of Latin America and performed for the 2003-2004 Multicultural series a Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at the Manatee Players Riverside Theatre in Bradenton, Florida. Scott is the recipient of the teacher incentive award from the Florida Alliance for Arts and Education/Arts for a Complete Education. He also received an award from the Arts Council of Manatee County for his work with children in Manatee County.