Kate Gentile

Kate Gentile is a Brooklyn-based drummer and composer who has been active in the NYC jazz and creative music scenes since 2011. Her recent work as a leader includes biome i.i (Obliquity 2023), an album-length piece commissioned by and performed with International Contemporary Ensemble, and the triple album Find Letter X (Pi Recordings 2023) with her band of the same name, featuring Jeremy Viner, Kim Cass, and Matt Mitchell.

Snark Horse, a band in which Kate co-leads and shares compositional duties with pianist Matt Mitchell, released a 6-CD box set on Pi Recordings in July 2021 featuring Kim Cass, Ben Gerstein, Jon Irabagon, Davy Lazar, Mat Maneri, Ava Mendoza, Matt Nelson, and Brandon Seabrook. Kate also co-leads Secret People, a cryptic jazz/noise rock trio with guitarist Dustin Carlson and saxophonist Nathaniel Morgan (Out Of Your Head Recordings, 2022). Other collaborative projects Gentile is a part of include Flagrances, a duo with guitarist Andrew Smiley, and Gloatmeal, a collaborative duo with Matt Mitchell focused on electro-acoustic improvisations, home-recorded compositions, and live noise sets.

Gentile plays in Will Mason’s Happy Place, Gordon Beeferman’s Organ Trio II, David Crowell’s Clocks or Clouds, and has periodic performances with Tim Berne, Anna Webber, Miles Okazaki, Dave Douglas, and others. Kate has also worked with Michaël Attias, Tim Berne, Anthony Braxton, Cloud Becomes Your Hand, Steve Coleman, God Is My Co-Pilot, Chris Speed, Chris Tordini, and John Zorn.