Jeff Ballard | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 17, 1963 Santa Cruz, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion |
| Labels | Okeh Edition Records |
| Website | jeffballard |
Jeff Ballard is an American jazz drummer. He has played with Ray Charles and Pat Metheny and played periodically with Chick Corea in many groups such as Origin and the Chick Corea New Trio. He also played with many New York–based jazz musicians such as Reid Anderson, Brad Mehldau, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner, Miguel Zenon and Eli Degibri. He has also played with the Joshua Redman Elastic Band.[1]
He is a member of the Brad Mehldau Trio (since 2005) and co-leader of Fly, a collective trio with Mark Turner and Larry Grenadier[2] and leads Jeff Ballard Trio and Jeff Ballard Fairgrounds.[3]
- ^ Michael G. Nastos. "Jeff Ballard | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ "Fly | Biography, Albums, & Streaming Radio". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ Beuttler, Bill (2019-10-01). Make It New: Reshaping Jazz in the 21st Century. Lever Press. ISBN 978-1-64315-005-5.