Steve Gomez was into music from early on. After his high school graduation, he skipped the beach party and went to a jazz dance. There in New Haven, Conn., he found good music where you’d never expect: “We used to sneak into Yale mixers. They hired great blues bands: Hound Dog Taylor, Muddy Waters.” After high school, he studied drumming with Art Blakey Jr., son of the famous jazz drummer.
Like most musicians, Steve had a day job. He worked at the post office for 27 years. “Everybody asked me, ‘Aren’t you afraid you’re going to go postal?’ But before I went postal, I retired!” ...