Jeffrey Stern began studying drums and percussion in Philadelphia with Armand Santarelli and later with Joe Morello. He graduated cum laude from Berklee College of Music, where he studied with famous jazz drummer Alan Dawson and world-renowned vibraphonist Gary Burton. After graduating from college Jeffrey moved to Los Angeles and studied with studio great Joe Porcaro.
Since moving to Los Angeles, he has performed on various film and TV scores including: “Roswell”, “Ridiculousness”, “Keeping Up With The Steins”, “Touched by an Angel”, “The Single Guy”, “Sesame Street”, “Breakin”, “Superman 3” and “Happily Ever After”. He has appeared on the nationally broadcast PBS Holiday Specials for 2009-2017. He has performed either live or on recording with various artists, including Debbie Allen, Animotion, Carmine Appice, Tony Bennett, Stephen Bishop, Sammy Davis Jr., Tyne Daley, Rick Derringer, Neil Diamond, Rob Drydek, Perry Farrell, The Fifth Dimension, Russ Freeman, Larry Graham, Joel Gray, Peter Himmelman, Laurence Juber, Dave Koz, LA Raiders Big Band, Gloria Loring, Nils, Freda Payne, Rosie Perez, Player, Craig Taubman, The Temptations, Della Reese, Chita Rivera, Mare Winningham and Peter Yarrow.
Jeffrey has always been active in education. In addition to having a roster of private students in his own studio he’s been a substitute teacher at The Musicians Institute, taught percussion in the LAUSD Super School program, Valley Girls High School and Luther Burbank Middle School. He currently is a percussion coach at A. C. Stell and A. E. Wright Middle Schools in the Las Virgenes School District, Laurel Hall and at The Wise School.