BIOGRAPHY

Jimmy Macbride is a drummer/composer based in New York City. He has performed with a wide variety of artists including Terence Blanchard, Kenny Barron, Jimmy Greene, and Adam Rogers. Coming from an artistic family (his father was a composer and his mother is a visual artist), Jimmy began playing drums at age three and gravitated toward jazz music at an equally early age. Jimmy is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where he studied privately with Carl Allen, Billy Drummond, and Kenny Washington.

He is a regular performer throughout New York City, performing at such venues as Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Smalls, The Jazz Gallery, and The Blue Note. His musical talents have also taken him worldwide, touring across Europe, Asia, and North America. Jimmy has also appeared at some of the world’s most famous venues, including the Monterey Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, and Newport Jazz Festival, among others.

He performs regularly with different groups and artists including Nir Felder, Eldar Djangirov, Manuel Valera, Samuel Torres, Miki Yamanaka, Lucas Pino’s Nonet, Nick Finzer’s Hear and Now, Troy Roberts, and the Roxy Coss Quintet. In addition, he can be seen playing with many of New York’s most creative and forward-thinking artists, including Dave Kikoski, Ben Street, Kevin Hays, Melissa Aldana, John Ellis, Michael Rodriguez, Dayna Stephens, and many others. He is also an active recording artist, appearing on over 50 albums to date.

Jimmy is a proud endorser of Paiste Cymbals, Vater Drumsticks, and Canopus Accessories.