Results for "jazz drummer"

Jialu Sun

Born: September 22, 2002

Born and raised in China, Jialu Sun began playing jazz drums in 2019 and quickly discovered that jazz was her true calling. Her first mentor, John Riley, introduced her to the legendary drummer Kenny Washington, whose playing deeply inspired her. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jialu studied with Riley through Zoom lessons in China, an experience that solidified her determination to pursue jazz in the United States.

In 2025, Jialu graduated from SUNY Purchase College with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies, where she studied under Kenny Washington, Adam Birnbaum, Jon Faddis, Ralph Lalama, Pete Malinverni, Gary Smulyan, Matt Wilson, and David Wong. Throughout her studies, she performed in a wide range of jazz settings, from intimate duos to full big band with developing a versatile and swinging style grounded in the jazz tradition.

Emanuel Harrold

Born: December 21

Emanuel Harrold

For over 15 years, Emanuel Harrold has collaborated and toured with Gregory Porter as drummer and one of the founding members of the band. With almost 200 concert dates a year from 2012 Harrold is one of the most seen and hard jazz drummers out today. His drum contribution is on Gregory Porter’s ‘Be Good’, ‘Liquid Spirit’ and various contributions to albums such as “All Rise”,  “Still Rising”, Live in London, Live in Berlin to name a few. The blood Brother of the fantastic trumpeter Keyon Harrold. Emanuel has constantly strived for musical connection and excellence. 

Rivkah Ross

Rivkah Ross is a jazz drummer-composer-bandleader based in Portland, Oregon. Rivkah is poised to carve her own trail with the release of her debut album, Dare to Hope. This bold offering gives a glimpse into a world that's both deeply personal and informed by the language of giants like John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, and Steve Swallow.

Rivkah isn't merely channeling her heroes; she's using their vocabulary to craft a singular artistic statement that shows a path to new territory. Her compositions demonstrate technical prowess, and harmonic acuity. But they are also sonic narratives that grapple with themes of acceptance, resilience, and the unwavering human spirit. 

Stefano Pisu

Born: August 4, 1974

European drummer, composer, sound designer and producer, deals mainly with Free Jazz, Modal jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post Bop.

His style is characterized on the one side by a highly experimental approach especially as a composer and through unusual everyday electric tools played as musical instruments (demolition hammer, tig welder, ect) and with a component of electronic and noise music, on the other side the approach of a traditional jazz performance, free jazz, hard bop and avant-garde,  as a musician with drums.

Robert Burton

Born: May 18, 1960

Yayo Morales

Born: July 10

Yayo Morales was born in La Paz, Bolivia. He studied at the National Conservatoire of Music from 1983 to 1989 and after that he moved to Madrid, Spain to complete his studies at the E.M.C. (Escuela de Música Creativa) from 1990 to 1994 where he earned a music degree in Drums, Harmony, Arranging, and Composition. In 2012 in Brussels, Belgium he earned the EMMEN diploma (European Professional Music Qualification) with a Specialty in Jazz. He also has a Master of Arts (MA) in Film Scoring and Video Game Music using New Technologies, graduated Summa Cum Laude from The Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. 

McCoy Plaisted

Born: September 9, 2000

McCoy Plaisted (they/he) is a rising Hartford-based drummer, composer, arranger, and educator. Focusing on Jazz, McCoy began their study of the drums at age five. While attending Nashua High School South, McCoy’s music education was built upon performing in large ensembles, including the NH Jazz All-State Big Band and the Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps. McCoy’s passion to pursue a musical career was sparked as they began composing and arranging music at age sixteen.

In 2022, McCoy graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz and Afro-American Music Studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, studying under Jeffrey W. Holmes, Tom Giampietro, and Felipe Salles. While at UMass Amherst, McCoy’s studies at UMass Amherst led them to perform as the principal drum set player in the Downbeat award-winning Jazz Ensemble 1 and Marimba Band 1. They also were appointed as the center snare for the Sudler Trophy award-winning UMass Minuteman Marching Band and led its nationally recognized percussion section. McCoy produced and released two remotely recorded EPs, a junior and a senior recital, and composed and arranged dozens of works. By the end of their time at UMass Amherst, McCoy was awarded The Fletcher Henderson/Max Roach Scholarship Award for their outstanding achievements and dedication to the Jazz Studies program and represented the UMass Jazz Department in New York City at the International Association of Schools of Jazz 2022 conference.

The DIVA Jazz Orchestra

Active since: 1992

The inspiration for DIVA came from Stanley Kay, one-time manager and relief drummer for Buddy Rich. In 1990, Kay was conducting a band in which Sherrie Maricle was playing the drums. Stanley immediately picked up on her extraordinary talent and began to wonder if there were other women players who could perform at the same level. The search was on and through nationwide auditions, the foundation for DIVA was poured in 1992 and what emerged is the dynamic musical force that holds forth to the present day. Since their premiere performance over 21 years ago, DIVA has toured the world to critical and popular acclaim

Lars Beijbom

Active since: August 1, 1950

Orian Rose

Born: September 19, 1997

Orian Om Rozenzweig, professionally known as Orian Rose, is a drummer, composer, and record producer based in New York City. He was born on September 19, 1997, in Jerusalem, Israel, and spent his formative years in India from ages 3 to 9, where he learned to play the tabla.

Orian's passion for music led him to pick up the drums at the age of 10, and he quickly developed a prodigious talent for the instrument. He began studying classical piano and theory at the age of 12, further broadening his musical horizons. As a high school student, he attended the Israeli Conservatory of Jazz and Classical Music in Schtriker, Tel Aviv, where he honed his skills in jazz drumming