Van Hunsburger, drums
Van Hunsberger is an active gigging and recording drummer/percussionist residing
in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is a past John Phillip Sousa award winner while attending
Dowagiac (Michigan) Union High School, A two-time attendee of the acclaimed
Interlochen music camp, an alumni member of the Michigan Marching Band and holder
of a Masters Degree in Architecture from the University of Michigan. He is also a
member of Local 625 of the American Federation of Musicians and Principal/Owner of
VanArchitects PLLC based in Ann Arbor.
Besides being a member of “Rampage Swing, Van plays regularly with “Phil Ogilvie’s
Rhythm Kings”, a 10 piece, Ann Arbor based, 20’s & 30’s style jazz orchestra led by
Grammy-nominated pianist James Dapogny, which features many of the areas finest
jazz musicians and with “The Couriers”, a nine-piece jazz/big band group with vocals
that features the big band artists of the 40’s & 50’s such as Glen Miller, Tommy Dorsey,
Les Brown and Count Basie. The Couriers are led by trombonist Al Townsend, who in
the late 40’s & early 50’s held the 1st trombone chair in Gene Krupa’s Orchestra. Van is
also a frequent sub with Paul Klinger’s Easy Street Jazz Band and an on call player for
various small combo gigs in and around the Ann Arbor/Detroit area.
