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John Hadfield

As a composer, drummer and percussionist, John Hadfield’s dedication to music has taken him from his native Missouri to concert halls and clubs across the world. He has released four albums of his own compositions and has composed for many projects, including Heard By Others, a duo project with Lenny Pickett, Believers a trio with Brad Shepik and Sam Minaie, and For James a duo with Ron Blake. Hadfield also composed and performed in Apologue 2047, a multimedia performance art piece directed by Zhang Yimou which explored themes of the relationships of humans and technology. 

Album

A Walk

Label: Handcrafted Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: A Walk

Album

Live in Berlin

Label: Dreyer Gaido
Released: 2025
Track listing: The Queen Commanded; The Translator; Daraa; Jisreen; Dance (from" The Fence, The Rooftop and The Distant Sea); Galileo Galilee; Wedding.

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Speaking In Tongues

Label: Adhyâropa Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: God Particle; Jeanne D’arc; Blood Moon; The Gospel Of; Sanctus; Andromeda; The Jesus Side; Speaking In Tongues; Phase And Libration Part. 1; Phase And Libration Part 2.

Album

SCRATCH Band

Label: 7tēn33 Productions
Released: 2025
Track listing: Bassman; Body and Soul; Another Level; Lift Every Voice and Sing; Grace Ann; Appointment; Song for Maya; La Conga de Juana; April's Fool.

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Hard Believer

Label: Shifting Paradigm Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Hard Believer; Broken English; In the Weeds; Corduroy; Falling Grace; Ranglin; Pilgrimage; Rocinante.

Album

Olhos de Gato

Label: Adhyâropa Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Olhos de Gato (single).

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Article: Album Review

Rachel Eckroth & John Hadfield, featuring Petros Klampanis: Olhos de Gato

Read "Olhos de Gato" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright


Rachel Eckroth and John Hadfield were in Greece to record Speaking In Tongues (Adhyâropa Records, 2025). The freewheeling piano-drum duo found themselves with an extra day in Athens after finishing the recording, so they decided to enlist bassist Petros Klampanis for another little session, just for fun. No expectations, just a bit of free improvisation.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Olhos de Gato: John Hadfield and Friends

Read "Olhos de Gato: John Hadfield and Friends" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright


In November, All About Jazz interviewed the prolific world-jazz percussionist John Hadfield. This edition of Caminhos do Jazz radio features Hadfield's latest single, a gorgeous rendition of Carla Bley's “Olhos de Gato" with pianist Rachel Eckroth and bassist Petros Klampanis (read review). The show also contains selections from a few of the many (100+) recordings in ...

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Article: Interview

John Hadfield: An Open Concept

Read "John Hadfield: An Open Concept" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright


John Hadfield's sound is instantly recognizable, due in part to his unique drum kit, which reflects the musics he has studied and with which he continues to engage. Hadfield's formal degrees are in jazz (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) and Western classical music (University of Missouri, Kansas City), but he also studied frame drumming and world ...


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