Researched musician profile
About Dru Heller
The University of Denver identifies Heller as a drummer and adjunct faculty member who has made Denver his home since 2013. Its biography documents touring and recording work, regular activity as a local bandleader and sideman, and a master’s degree in jazz performance and pedagogy from the University of Colorado Boulder.[1]
Teaching extends across university posts, private study, residencies, schools, and festivals. Muse Performance Space’s video archive supplies a direct view of Heller as a Denver leader, including a named quartet performance and a birthday concert with saxophone, guitar, piano, and bass.[1][2][3]
Denver since 2013
The university biography dates Heller’s Denver base and describes sustained work across the city’s clubs and concert halls.[1]
Performance and pedagogy
His graduate training and university appointments place jazz education alongside his work behind the drum kit.[1]
Dru Heller Quartet
Muse Performance Space documents a complete leader performance under Heller’s name.[2]