San Jose Bucketeers (TK-5) – Summer 2026
Summer 2026
Day/Time: Saturdays from 1o:00 to 11:00 AM.
Location: The Live Room at Drummers Ink: 453 W San Carlos St, San Jose, CA 95110. Parking can be found in the back of the building (through a gate) and in the front, street-side on San Carlos.
Ages: TK-5
Schedule: 8 classes (6/13-8/8) June 13, 20, 27 July 11, 18, 25 Aug 1,8 (Price includes facilities/processing fee of $40.)
NO CLASS ON: 7/4
Instructor: Niles Flynn
Performance: Saturday, Aug 8 from 10:30 AM to 11:00 (the last 30 minutes of class)
If you have any questions, please feel free to send an email to andrewziker@gmail.com.
In the case of force majeure (such as schools closing/moving to virtual learning because of the pandemic), weekly instruction will be offered in the form of YouTube videos or Zoom classes.

$224.00/student

Andy Ziker
Andy Ziker is a longtime educator and professional musician and founded Bucketeers in 2014. Andy has authored 14 drum instruction books and three children’s books. He has taught private drum set lessons to children & adults for 35 years and taught 4th grade and middle school science in the public schools. Andy has a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from Arizona State University. He currently plays in a popular Santa Cruz area rock cover band called Spun and teaches private drum lessons at The Rhythm Academy of San Jose.