"my name is joe and I play the drums. my mommy says that ever since I was a little tiny baby giraffe I loved to bang on things, clapping my hands and making noise. on my 3rd birthday she got me this drum set and I’ve been playing ever since. my favorite jazz drummers are art blakey; elvin jones and of course philly joe jones who I was named after. I love being a giraffe and when I’m not playing drums I’m usually hanging out in my home town of philly watching the eagles or riding my razor. click here if you want to play with my drums.

• listen to an introduction to philly joe giraffe
• check out philly's book "jungle jazz" or pre-order it.
• listen to "bouncin on the bed ", a song from philly's book.