About Sal Centola

Regarded as one of the top drummers in the Philadelphia area, Sal Centola has been entertaining audiences throughout the Northeast since 1970. Concert appearances with Diane Schurr, at the Historic Theater of the Living Arts, the Mellon Jazz Festival, and the WJJZ Jazz Festival are among his many professional accomplishments. He has performed for hundreds of young audiences and youth groups throughout the Tri-State area, and has performed before President Jimmy Carter during a democratic summit meeting. He has played at the Palace of Versailles, with one of New York’s top society bands. He was the “house drummer” at Ortlieb’s Jazz house, and gave concert performances at the Blue 52 jazz house. He has headlined at the Ritz Carlton and appeared at many of Philadelphia's other top night spots, hotels and restaurants, such as Hotel Atop The Belluvue, The Four Seasons, and the world acclaimed Le Bec-Fin. He has also appeared at Caesar's, Trump Plaza, and The Showboat in Atlantic City, and at New York's Plaza Hotel.