Eddie Metz Jr. was given his first pair of drumsticks at the tender age of three from the drummer in his dad's Dixieland band. "Little Eddie" played his first professional job when he was twelve years old and hasn't stopped since. In 1982, while attending the acclaimed jazz studies program William Paterson College of NJ, prior to his graduation, Ed spent six months touring with the Count Basie Orchestra. Since that time, he has performed with some of the biggest names in jazz including Chick Corea, Arturo Sandoval, The Woody Herman Orchestra, The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Scott Hamilton, Phil Woods, Clark Terry, Milt Hamilton and Ken Peplowski, as well as entertainment greats Bob hope, The Smothers Brothers, Steve Allen, Sammy Davis Jr. and Shirley Jones.
      In March of 1999, Eddie was given the opportunity to record his own group for the Nagel-Heyer label of Hamburg, Germany. That recording, titled "Tough Assignment" is a tribute to the great jazz drummer from the 40's , Dave Tough. Five more CD's on various labels are scheduled for release later this year, including a Metz family recording on the ArborsJazz label.
      Another major part of Eddie's career was his involvement with The Black Dogs. The "Dogs" were a groundbreaking group of musicians with their roots in "Dixieland Jazz". In 1989 they took the jazz festival circuit by storm with their unique fusion of many different styles of music including Dixieland, Swing, Big Band, R & B, Rock n Roll, Latin, Gospel, Ragtime and Blues. Although the group officially broke up in 1997, they continually receive offers to put the original 1989 band together for reunion concerts. Because of the Black Dog's popularity, Eddie has become the drummer of choice for many jazz artists who have enabled him to appear at more than 60 jazz festivals around the world including tours of mainland China, Europe and Canada.
      Residing for the past 18 years in Orlando, FL, Eddie travels the world with a calendar full of concerts, festivals tours and recordings. Eddie spent 14 years at Walt Disney World as a staff musician and clinician and is currently on the teaching staff at several jazz camps around the country including Sacramento and Mommoth Lakes, CA.