His initial study was in classical music with his aunt and grandmother. In his teens he became interested in jazz and pop, but initially worked in funk bands. Later he went into jazz piano and in 1990 won
The Great American Jazz Piano Competition in
Jacksonville, Florida. Drew continued to perform jazz, but he also performed some chamber music. His style has some similarities to his father's, but is different enough to generally avoid comparison; he was considered the more eclectic of the two men. Drew attended
Iona College in
New Rochelle, New York, for a period during 1977 to 1978. There, he became pianist for the Iona College Singers, an entertainment troop promoting the college's name and goodwill among local high schools, retirement homes and the like in the Northeast region of the US. Drew cited
Thelonious Monk as an influence and like Monk often recorded (and performed) solo. Drew died at home in
St. Petersburg, Florida, on August 3, 2014. ==Discography==