Artist Category: Drums

Marcus Finnie

As a Memphis native and Nashville resident, Marcus Finnie has toured with Kirk Whalum, Keb Mo, Taj Mahal, Lady Antebellum, Billy Preston, Earl Klugh and many others. Marcus has also recorded with Grammy and Stellar Award nominated and winning artists Kirk Whalum, Keb Mo & Taj Mahal, India Arie, Michael McDonald, Lalo Hathaway, Smokie Norful, […]

Jason Brown

Jason Brown sings, plays the sax, guitar and keyboard. Jason relishes performing in every way. The saxophone is obviously his first love and he squeezes every last drop of emotion from every song as he plays. JB has many influences such as Gospel, R&B, Jazz, and Blues. His music has a message and story that […]

Domo Branch

Domo Branch is a highly accomplished drummer, composer and bandleader known for his innovative contributions to the modern jazz scene. Splitting time both in NYC and his hometown Portland, Oregon, Branch has quickly risen as a leading voice in contemporary music, blending rhythmic sophistication with an emotional depth that resonates deeply with audiences. Branch’s artistry […]

Joe Farnsworth

One of the most highly regarded jazz drummers on the scene today, Joe Farnsworth is known for his blazing speed, precision, musical and melodic playing. Born in South Hadley, Massachusetts in 1968, Joe grew up in a musical family; his father was a music educator and he has four older brothers, two of whom became […]

Payton Crossley

Drummer Payton Crossley broke into the jazz major leagues at age 20 with the great pianist Ahmad Jamal. From ages 14 to 18, he studied with and received invaluable advice from famed drummer and teacher Alan Dawson — whose students included the innovative Tony Williams. “Drums allow you to tap into your whole being, from […]

Kyle Poole

Hailed by Jazz Speaks as a “young prodigious drummer,” Los Angeles native Kyle Poole has been residing in New York City since 2011 and continues to impress wherever his drums take him next. Along with his band of fellow NY jazz upstarts aptly titled Poole & the Gang, Kyle has performed in New York’s most […]

Herlin Riley

A native of New Orleans, Herlin Riley started on the drums when he was three. He played trumpet through high school, but he went back to drums in college. After graduating, he spent three years as a member of a band led by Ahmad Jamal. In the ensuing years, he worked often with Wynton Marsalis […]

Lewis Nash

Lewis Nash is one of jazz’s most recorded musicians, appearing on over 500 recordings including 10 GRAMMY® winners and numerous GRAMMY® nominees. Nash has the distinction of being the only musician in jazz history featured on the winners in both the “Best Jazz Vocal” and “Best Jazz Instrumental” album categories in two separate years: the […]