Jeff Ballard

Jeff Ballard is a master jazz drummer, percussionist, composer, and bandleader whose intensely individual playing language has been determined by a lifetime of listening to and playing with jazz, rock, and R&B legends. From his apprenticeships in Ray Charles' road band between 1988 and 1990 and working with Eddie Harris and Bobby Hutcherson, from early New York encounters with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Danilo Perez, Wolfgang Muthspiel, and Avishai Cohen to playing with literally dozens of jazz luminaries, he is a first-call sessionman and touring partner. He has a recurring relationsh...