Jeff Ballard (musician)
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Photo: Hreinn Gudlaugsson
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| Background information | |
| Born |
September 17, 1963 Santa Cruz, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Labels | Okeh |
| Associated acts | Brad Mehldau Trio, Fly |
| Website | www |
Jeff Ballard (born September 17, 1963) is an American jazz drummer from Santa Cruz, California. He has played with Ray Charles and Pat Metheny and plays 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.
He is currently a member of the Brad Mehldau Trio and co-leader of Fly, a collective trio with Mark Turner and Larry Grenadier.
Photos: Hreinn Gudlaugsson
With Jeff Ballard Trio including Lionel Loueke & Miguel Zenón
With Fly including Mark Turner & Larry Grenadier
With Chick Corea
With Brad Mehldau
With Pat Metheny
With Joshua Redman
With Kurt Rosenwinkel
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