for two performances. Committed to a previously scheduled engagement, Dresel had to decline the first offer. Receiving a second call informing him that Setzer wanted him for an extended tour, he permanently joined the Brian Setzer Orchestra. Dresel recorded and toured with the Brian Setzer Orchestra over the next 15 years recording four albums (until 2006). The triple-platinum album The Dirty Boogie was released in 1998 and reached number 9 on the Billboard Top 200 albums. The top 40 hit single from the album "Jump, Jive an' Wail" won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and the song "Sleepwalk" won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. He recorded with Setzer on Ignition!, Nitro Burnin' Funny Daddy and Rockabilly Riot. Dresel was the drummer for Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band since its beginning in 2000 until 2015, appearing on ten recordings. The Big Phat Band won three Grammy Awards in 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011. Other albums Dresel appears on include David Byrne's The Forest (1998), Keiko Matsui's Cherry Blossoms (1992), Orange Crate Art (1995) by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks, Andy Summers' Green Chimneys: The Music of Thelonious Monk (1999), Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's How Big Can You Get?: The Music of Cab Calloway (2009) and Michael Feinstein's The Sinatra Project, Vol. 2: The Good Life (2011). Since 2014 Dresel has been leading two bands: the funk band BERN and The BBB Featuring Bernie Dresel. Dresel and Bill Cunliffe led the band Porcupine. Dresel has been on the faculty of University of Nevada Las Vegas and taught private lessons in Los Angeles. He created video lessons and wrote two Big Phat Band Play-Along Series (Volume 1 and Volume 2) for drums with Gordon Goodwin. He has worked at educational conferences such as ASMAC, PASIC, and the Jazz Education Network. Awards and honors Grammy Awards Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album - Life in the Bubble (2016) Best Pop Instrumental Performance - Caravan (2000) Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals - Jump Jive An' Wail (1998) Grammy Award nominations Best Pop Instrumental Performance - Sleepwalk (2010) Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album - Act Your Age (2008) Best Classical Crossover Album - Wolfgang's Big Night Out (2007) Best Pop Instrumental Performance - My Favorite Things (2006) Best Pop Instrumental Performance - Rat Pack Boogie (2004) Best