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Jefferson Ballard

About Me

Jeff Ballard (Drums, Percussion) Born on September 17, 1963 in Southern California Grew up in Santa Cruz, California and began playing drums at the age of 14. He toured with Ray Charles from 1988 - 1990 Jeff moved to New York in 1990. Since then, he has played and/or recorded with Lou Donaldson, Chick Corea, Buddy Montgomery, Mike Stern, Danilo Perez, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Joshua Redman to name only a few. Currently, as well as being a member of the Brad Melhdau Trio and he is a co-leader of the collective group FLY (feat. Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier, Jeff Ballard), Jeff continues to play occasionally with Chick Corea, Joshua Redman, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Guillermo Klein, and others.

Recent Recordings include:

Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau- ”Metheny Mehldau”. Nonesuch Records Brad Mehldau Trio- ”Day is Done”. Nonesuch Records Joshua Redman’s Elastic Band- ”Momentum” . Nonesuch Records Kurt Rosenwinkel – ”Deep Song”. Verve Records Ben Allison- ”Cowboy Justice”. Palmetto Records Guillermo Klein and Los Guachos- ”Live in Barcelona”. Fresh Sound Fly (w/Larry Grenadier and Mark Turner )- ”FLY”. Savoy Records Chick Corea- ”Rendez Vous in New York” Stretch Records