Willis Robert "Billy" Drummond Jr. (born June 19, 1959) is an American

jazz drummer Jazz drumming is the art of playing percussion (predominantly the drum kit, which includes a variety of drums and cymbals) in jazz styles ranging from 1910s-style Dixieland jazz to 1970s-era jazz fusion and 1980s-era Latin jazz. The techniques an ...

Early life

Billy Drummond was born in Newport News, Virginia, where he grew up listening to the extensive jazz record collection of his father, an amateur drummer and jazz enthusiast. He started playing the drums at four and was performing locally in his own band by the age of eight, and playing music with other kids in the neighborhood, including childhood friends

Victor Wooten Victor Lemonte Wooten (born September 11, 1964) is an American bassist, songwriter, and record producer. He has been the bassist for Béla Fleck and the Flecktones since the group's formation in 1988 and a member of the band SMV with two other ...

and his brothers, who lived a few doors away and through whom he met

Consuela Lee Moorehead Consuela Lee Moorehead (November 1, 1927 – December 26, 2009) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, music theory professor, and the founder of the Springtree/Snow Hill Institute for the Performing Arts. She fought to establish an art ...

, composer, arranger, music theory professor, and the founder of the Springtree/Snow Hill Institute for the Performing Arts. He attended Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music on a Classical Percussion scholarship and, upon leaving school, became a member of a local Top 40 band called The Squares with bass phenom

Oteil Burbridge Oteil Burbridge is an American multi-instrumentalist, specializing on the bass guitar, trained in playing jazz and classical music from an early age. He has achieved fame primarily on bass guitar during the resurgence of the Allman Brothers Ban ...

Career

In 1986, encouraged by

Al Foster Aloysius Tyrone Foster (born January 18, 1943) is an American jazz drummer. Foster's professional career began in the mid-60s, when he played and recorded with hard bop and swing musicians including Blue Mitchell and Illinois Jacquet. Foster ...

, who had invited him to sit in at the

Village Vanguard The Village Vanguard is a jazz club at Seventh Avenue South in Greenwich Village, New York City. The club was opened on February 22, 1935, by Max Gordon. Originally, the club presented folk music and beat poetry, but it became primarily a jazz ...

and advised him to take the next step, he moved to New York and almost immediately joined the band, Out of the Blue, with whom he recorded their last album, Spiral Staircase (Blue Note Records). A year later, he joined the

Horace Silver Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. After playing tenor saxophone and piano at sch ...

sextet, touring extensively with him before becoming a member of

Sonny Rollins Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a ...

's band, with whom he toured for three years. During this period he also formed long-term musical associations with

Joe Henderson Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent l ...

Bobby Hutcherson Robert Hutcherson (January 27, 1941 – August 15, 2016) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. "Little B's Poem", from the 1966 Blue Note album '' Components'', is one of his best-known compositions.Huey, Steve. "Components – Bob ...

Buster Williams Charles Anthony "Buster" Williams (born April 17, 1942) is an American jazz bassist. Williams is known for his membership in pianist Herbie Hancock's early 1970s group, working with guitarist Larry Coryell from the 1980s to present, working in th ...

, James Moody,

JJ Johnson J.J. Johnson (January 22, 1924 – February 4, 2001), born James Louis Johnson and also known as Jay Jay Johnson, was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. Johnson was one of the earliest trombonists to embrace bebop. Biograph ...

, Andrew Hill, and others. He has made four albums as bandleader, including his Criss Cross album ''Dubai'' (featuring Chris Potter,

Walt Weiskopf Walt Weiskopf (born July 30, 1959 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, author and educator. He has released sixteen albums as a leader, and performed on countless other albums as a sideman. He has ...

and

Peter Washington Peter Washington (born in Los Angeles on August 28, 1964) is a jazz double bassist. He played with the Westchester Community Symphony at the age of 14. Later he played electric bass in rock bands. He attended the University of California, Berke ...

), which was included in the list of “50 Crucial Jazz Drumming Recordings of the Past 100 Years” by ''

Modern Drummer ''Modern Drummer'' is a monthly publication targeting the interests of drummers and percussionists. The magazine features interviews, equipment reviews, and columns offering advice on technique, as well as information for the general public. ''Mo ...

'' magazine. His most recent album, ''Valse Sinistre'', leading his band Freedom of Ideas, with Micah Thomas,

Dezron Douglas Dezron Lamont Douglas is an American jazz double bassist, composer, and producer. He has produced for Louis Hayes, and Brandee Younger. Biography Douglas was raised in Hartford, Connecticut and studied tuba and bass at the Hartford Conservator ...

and

Dayna Stephens Dayna Stephens (born August 1, 1978) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. In addition to leading his own group, Stephens has performed extensively with Kenny Barron, Ambrose Akinmusire, Taylor Eigsti, Julian Lage, Eric Harland, and Ger ...

, came out on the Canadian Cellar Live label in August 2022. He has made five albums as a co-leader, including ''We’ll Be Together Again'' with

Javon Jackson Javon Anthony Jackson (born June 16, 1965) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and educator. He first became known as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers from 1987 until Blakey's death in 1990. and went on to release 22 reco ...

and

Ron Carter Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded nu ...

. In addition to touring he is Professor of Jazz Drums at the

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most el ...

and

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

. A sideman on over 350 records, Drummond has played and recorded with, among others,

Nat Adderley Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he supported and played with for many years. Adderley's composition " ...

Ralph Moore Ralph Moore (born 24 December 1956) is an English jazz saxophonist. Early life Moore was born in Brixton, London, England. His mother was the dancer Josie Woods, and his father was in the US military. He spent his childhood in Brixton, and afte ...

, Charles Tolliver,

Lew Tabackin Lewis Barry Tabackin (born March 26, 1940) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and flutist. He is married to pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi with whom he has co-led large ensembles since the 1970s. Biography Tabackin started learning flute at age 1 ...

and

Toshiko Akiyoshi is a Japanese–American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. Akiyoshi received fourteen Grammy Award nominations and was the first woman to win Best Arranger and Composer awards in ''Down Beat'' magazine's annual Readers' Poll. ...

Hank Jones Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored ...

, James Moody,

Andy LaVerne Andy LaVerne (born December 4, 1947) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. Education and musical career Born in New York City, LaVerne studied at Juilliard School of Music, Berklee College, and the New England Conservat ...

Lee Konitz Leon Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American composer and alto saxophonist. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jazz ...

Dave Stryker Dave Stryker (born March 30, 1957) is an American jazz guitarist. He has recorded over twenty-five albums as a leader and has been a featured sideman with Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, and Kevin Mahogany. Career Stryker grew up in Omaha, Nebr ...

George Colligan George Colligan (born December 29, 1969) is an American jazz pianist, organist, drummer, trumpeter, educator, composer, and bandleader. Early life and education Colligan was born in New Jersey and raised in Columbia, Maryland. He attended the P ...

Ted Rosenthal Ted Rosenthal (born 1959) is an American jazz pianist. He was featured on David Sanborn's series '' Night Music'', and has performed worldwide, both as a leader and as a sideman with many jazz greats, including Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Phil ...

Bruce Barth Bruce David Barth (born September 7, 1958) is a jazz pianist, composer, and producer. Early life Barth was born in Pasadena, California, on September 7, 1958. He started to play the piano around the age of five. He had private jazz lessons wit ...

Joe Lovano Joseph Salvatore Lovano (born December 29, 1952)"Joe Lovano." ''Contemporary Musicians''. Vol. 13. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 1994. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, May 5, 2017. is an American jazz saxophonist, alto clarin ...

, Andrew Hill,

Larry Willis Lawrence Elliott Willis (December 20, 1942 – September 29, 2019) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He performed in a wide range of styles, including jazz fusion, Afro-Cuban jazz, bebop, and avant-garde jazz, avant-garde. Willis was b ...

Toots Thielmans Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for his chromatic harmonica playing, as well as his guitar and whistl ...

Freddie Hubbard Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives fo ...

, Chris Potter,

Eddie Gómez Edgar Gómez (born October 4, 1944) is a Puerto Rican jazz double bassist, known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio from 1966 to 1977. Biography Gómez moved with his family from Puerto Rico at a young age to New York, where he was raised. ...

Stanley Cowell Stanley Cowell (May 5, 1941 – December 17, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and co-founder of the Strata-East Records label. Early life Cowell was born in Toledo, Ohio. He began playing the piano around the age of four, and became interest ...

, and

Sheila Jordan Sheila Jordan (born Sheila Jeanette Dawson; November 18, 1928) is an American jazz singer and songwriter. She has recorded as a session musician with an array of critically acclaimed artists in addition to recording her own albums. Jordan pionee ...

. He is a long-time member of

Carla Bley Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936) is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader. An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera '' Escalator over the Hill'' ...

's Lost Chords Quartet,

's Quartet, and the

Steve Kuhn Steve Kuhn (born March 24, 1938) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and educator. Biography Kuhn was born in New York City, New York, to Carl and Stella Kuhn (née Kaufman), and was raised in Newton, Massachusetts. Hi ...

Trio.

Discography

As leader

* 1991 '' Native Colours'' ( Criss Cross) * 1993 ''The Gift'' (Criss Cross) * 1995 ''Dubai'' (Criss Cross) * 2022 ''Valse Sinistre'' (Cellar Live) As co-leader * 2003 ''Pas de Trois'' The Drummonds * 2006 ''Mysterious Shorter'' Nicholas Payton/Bob Belden/Sam Yahel/Billy Drummond/John Hart * 2006 ''Once Upon a Time'' The Drummonds * 2006 ''Letter to Evans'' The Drummonds * 2006 ''Beautiful Friendship'' The Drummonds * 2016 ''Three's Company'' Ron Carter/Javon Jackson/Billy Drummond With OTB * 1989 ''Spiral Staircase'' Out of the Blue With

*''

The Old Country ''The Old Country'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by A. V. Bramble and starring Gerald McCarthy, Kathleen Vaughan and Haidee Wright. Cast * Gerald McCarthy – James Fountain * Kathleen Vaughan – Mary Lorimer * Haidee Wr ...

'' (Alfa, 1990) With

* 2003 '' Looking for America'' * 2004 '' The Lost Chords'' * 2007 '' The Lost Chords find Paolo Fresu'' * 2008 ''

Appearing Nightly ''Appearing Nightly'' is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley, recorded in Paris in 2006 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 2008. Track listing All compositions by Carla Bley. # "Greasy Gravy" - 8:50 # ...

'' With Steve Kuhn * 1997 '' Dedication'' (Reservoir) * 1998 ''

Countdown A countdown is a sequence of backward counting to indicate the time remaining before an event is scheduled to occur. NASA commonly employs the terms "L-minus" and "T-minus" during the preparation for and anticipation of a rocket launch, and eve ...

'' (Reservoir) * 2000 ''The Best Things'' (Reservoir) * 2001 ''Temptation'' * 2002 ''Waltz – Red Side'' * 2002 ''Waltz – Blue Side'' * 2004 ''Easy to Love'' * 2007 ''Pastorale'' * 2007 ''Baubles, Bangles and Beads'' * 2007 ''Pavanne for a Dead Princess'' * 2010 ''I Will Wait for You'' With

* 2014 ''Are You Real'' * 2015 ''Reminiscent'' * 2017 ''No Illusions'' With Eddie Henderson * 1998 ''Dreams of Gershwin'' * 1999 ''Reemergence'' * 2001 ''Oasis'' * 2010 ''For All We Know''

As sideman

* ''Old Country'' (1990) with

* ''Sam I Am'' (1990) with

Sam Newsome Sam Newsome (born April 28, 1965) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator. His music combines straight-ahead jazz, world music (drawing influences from North Africa and East Asia) and experimental jazz, which uses extended techni ...

* ''In New York'' (1990) with Tomas Franck * ''For the Moment'' (1990 with Renee Rosnes * ''

Mirage A mirage is a naturally-occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays bend via refraction to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky. The word comes to English via the French ''(se) mirer'', from the Latin ''mirari'', meanin ...

'' (1991) with

* ''Hornucopia'' (1991) with

Jon Faddis Jon Faddis (born July 24, 1953) is an American jazz trumpet player, conductor, composer, and educator, renowned for both his playing and for his expertise in the field of music education. Upon his first appearance on the scene, he became known ...

* ''John Swana and Friends'' (1991) with

John Swana John Elliott Swana (born 1962) is an American jazz musician who played trumpet and flügelhorn until a benign tumor forced him to put down those instruments. He then picked up the valve trombone and electronic wind instrument to continue his musi ...

* ''Mirage'' (1991) with

* ''Better Times'' (1992) with Rob Bargad * ''The Charmer'' (1992) with

Charles Fambrough Charles Fambrough (August 25, 1950January 1, 2011) was an American jazz bassist, composer and record producer from Philadelphia. Fambrough was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers during the early 1980s. Suffering from kidney failure, conges ...

* ''Epistrophy'' (1992) with Bill Pierce * ''Simplicity'' (1992) with

* ''Without Words'' (1992) with Renee Rosnes * ''

Dawnbird ''Dawnbird'' is an album by saxophonist Vincent Herring which was released on Orrin Keepnews' Landmark label in 1993.Vincent Herring Vincent Dwayne Herring (born November 19, 1964) is an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, composer, and educator. Known for his fiery and soulful playing in the bands of Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard, and Nat Adderley in the earlier stages of h ...

* ''Secret Love'' (1993) with

Vincent Herring Vincent Dwayne Herring (born November 19, 1964) is an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, composer, and educator. Known for his fiery and soulful playing in the bands of Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard, and Nat Adderley in the earlier stages of h ...

* ''Blue Note Years'' (1993) with

* ''Feeling's Mutual'' (1993) with John Swana * ''Scheme of Things'' (1993) with Scott Wendholt * ''In from the Cold'' (1994, Criss Cross) with

Jonny King Jonny King (Jonathan Z. King, born 2 February 1965, New York City, New York) is an American jazz pianist, attorney, fisherman and writer. Raised in New York City, King graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School and works as an int ...

* ''Days of Wine and Roses'' (1994) with Vincent Herring * '' Dearly Beloved'' ( SteepleChase, 1996) with

* ''Notes from the Underground'' (1996,

Enja Enja Records is a German jazz record company and label based in Munich which was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971. The label's first release was by Mal Waldron, and early releases included European and Ja ...

) with Jonny King * ''

Bluesology Bluesology was a 1960s British blues group, best remembered as being the first professional band of Elton John (then known by his birth name Reginald Dwight). History From about 1960, organist Reginald Dwight – then aged 13 – and his neig ...

'' with

George Cables George Andrew Cables (born November 14, 1944) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Early life Cables was born in New York City, United States. He was initially taught piano by his mother. He then studied at the High School of Performing Ar ...

( SteepleChase, 1997) * '' Out of Nowhere'' with Lee Konitz and

Paul Bley Paul Bley, CM (November 10, 1932 – January 3, 2016) was a jazz pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing and his early live performance on the Moog and ...

( SteepleChase, 1997) * ''

RichLee! ''RichLee!'' is an album by saxophonists Lee Konitz and Rich Perry recorded in 1997 and released on the Danish SteepleChase Records, SteepleChase label. Critical reception In ''JazzTimes'', Harvey Siders wrote: "''RichLee!'' is filled with conver ...

'' with Lee Konitz and

Rich Perry Rich Perry is an American jazz tenor saxophonist from Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio. Perry attended Bowling Green State University for a year before moving to New York. He toured with the Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1975 and with The Thad Jones ...

( SteepleChase, 1997) * '' Light Breeze'' with

Franco Ambrosetti Franco Ambrosetti (born 10 December 1941) is a jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer. He was born in Lugano, Switzerland; his father, Flavio, was a saxophonist who once played opposite Charlie Parker.Archie Shepp Archie Shepp (born May 24, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist, educator and playwright who since the 1960s has played a central part in the development of avant-garde jazz. Biography Early life Shepp was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but ...

* ''

Vertigo Vertigo is a condition where a person has the sensation of movement or of surrounding objects moving when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. This may be associated with nausea, vomiting, sweating, or difficulties w ...

'' (1998) with Chris Potter * ''Universal Spirits'' (1998) with

Tim Ries Timothy M. Ries (born 15 August 1959) is an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, band leader, and music educator at the collegiate/conservatory level. Ries is in his year as a professor of jazz studies at the University of Toronto. His un ...

* ''

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'' (1999) with Andrew Hill * ''Duke's Place'' (1999) with George Mraz * '' Art & Soul'' (Blue Note, 1999) with Renee Rosnes * ''Everything I Need'' (1999) with Carol Fredette * ''Out of the Dark'' (1999) with Andy Fusco * ''Pleasant Valley'' (1999) with

* ''Reemergence'' (1999) with Eddie Henderson * ''Remembrance'' (1999) with Sadao Watanabe * ''Rendezvous'' (1999) with

Jerome Harris Jerome Harris (born April 5, 1953) is an American jazz musician specializing in electric and acoustic bass guitar, electric guitar, voice, and occasionally lap steel and small percussion. He came to prominence in 1978 playing bass guitar and gui ...

* ''Search'' (1999) with

Joel Weiskopf Joel or Yoel is a name meaning "Yahweh Is God" and may refer to: * Joel (given name), origin of the name including a list of people with the first name. * Joel (surname), a surname * Joel (footballer, born 1904), Joel de Oliveira Monteiro, Brazili ...

* ''Sound of Love'' (1999) with Tommy Smith * ''Navigator'' (2000) with

Joel Frahm Joel Frahm (born 1970) is an American jazz saxophonist. Early life Frahm was born in Racine, Wisconsin, in 1970.

* ''Ask Me Now'' (2000) with Michael Urbaniak * ''Siren'' (2000) with Walt Weiskopf * ''Steal the Moon'' (2000) with

Carolyn Leonhart Carolyn Leonhart (born July 10, 1971) is a jazz singer, daughter of jazz bassist Jay Leonhart and sister of the trumpeter Michael Leonhart. She has performed as a back-up vocalist for Steely Dan on several tours and recordings. Childhood and educa ...

* '' Two Tenor Ballads'' (2000) with Mark Turner and Tad Shull * ''What Goes Unsaid'' (2000) with Scott Wendholt * ''

This Will Be "This Will Be" is a song written by Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy, arranged by Richard Evans and performed by American singer Natalie Cole. Often appended with "(An Everlasting Love)" but not released as such, this was Cole's debut single, releas ...

'' (2001) with Chris Potter * ''Oasis'' (2001) with Eddie Henderson * ''Song'' (2001) with

Marty Ehrlich Marty Ehrlich (born May 31, 1955) is a multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, clarinets, flutes) and is considered one of the leading figures in avant-garde jazz. Biography Though born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the portion of Ehrlich's youth spent in ...

* ''Workin' Out'' (2001) with John Campbell * ''

Cedars of Avalon ''Cedars of Avalon'' is an album by guitarist Larry Coryell which was recorded in 2001 and released on the HighNote label the following year.Larry Coryell Larry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist. Early life Larry Coryell was born in Galveston, Texas, United States. He never knew his biological father, a musician. He w ...

* ''Alternate Side'' (2001) with Tim Ries * ''With a Little Help from My Friends'' (2001) with Renee Rosnes * ''Deja Vu'' (2001) with Archie Shepp * ''Waltz for Debbie'' (2002) with

David Hazeltine David Perry Hazeltine (born October 27, 1958) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. Early life Hazeltine was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 27, 1958. He began studying the piano at the age of nine, and first pe ...

* ''Wurd on the Skreet'' (2002) with Donald Brown * ''Life on Earth'' (2003) with Renee Rosnes * ''Line on Love'' (2003) with

* ''Little Song'' (2003) with

* ''Strings'' (2003) with

Jim Snidero James J. Snidero (born May 29, 1958 in Redwood City, California, United States) is an American jazz saxophonist. Performance career Snidero grew up in the Washington DC area (Camp Springs, MD), then attended the U of North Texas and performed in ...

* ''French Ballads'' (2003) with Archie Shepp * ''Deja Vu'' (2003) with Archie Shepp * ''The Lost Chords'' (2003) with

* ''Dream Dancing'' (2004) with Steve Kuhn * ''Close Up'' (2004) with Jim Snidero * ''Tea for Two'' (2004) with Walt Weiskopf/ Andy Fusco Quartet * ''Sight to Sound'' (2004) with Walt Weiskopf * ''Winter Sonata'' (2004) with

Gary Versace Gary may refer to: *Gary (given name), a common masculine given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name *Gary, Indiana, the largest city named Gary Places ;Iran * Gary, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan Province ;Uni ...

* ''Cleopatra's Dream'' (2006) David Hazeltine * ''Manhattan'' (2006) David Hazeltine/George Mraz Trio * ''Pastorale'' (2007) with Steve Kuhn * ''Baubles, Bangles and Beads'' (2007) with Steve Kuhn * ''Pavanne for a Dead Princess'' (2007) with Steve Kuhn * ''The Lost Chords Find Paolo Fresu'' (2007) with Carla Bley * ''New Conversations'' (2007) with Carla Bley * '' Blue Fable'' (2007) with

* ''Nights of Key Largo'' (2008) with

Tessa Souter Tessa Souter is a jazz singer, songwriter and writer. Early life Tessa Souter was born in London to a Trinidadian father and an English mother. She studied piano, then at the age of twelve taught herself how to play guitar. At sixteen she ran ...

* ''Moon River'' (2008) with Nicki Parrott * '' The Offering'' (HighNote, 2008) with Larry Willis * ''Once Upon a Melody'' (2008) with

* ''Beautiful Love: The NYC Session'' (2008) with

Al Di Meola Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist. Known for his works in jazz fusion and world music, he began his career as a guitarist of the group Return to Forever in 1974. Between the 1970s and 1980s, albums such as ' ...

, Yujata Kobaya * ''Appearing Nightly'' (2008) with

* ''Art of Organizing'' (2009) with

Dr. Lonnie Smith Lonnie Smith (July 3, 1942 – September 28, 2021), styled Dr. Lonnie Smith, was an American jazz Hammond B3 organist who was a member of the George Benson quartet in the 1960s. He recorded albums with saxophonist Lou Donaldson for Blue Note be ...

* ''Chick Corea Songbook'' (2009) with

The Manhattan Transfer The Manhattan Transfer is a Grammy award–winning vocal group founded in 1969 that has explored a cappella, vocalese, swing, standards, Brazilian jazz, rhythm and blues, and pop music. There have been two editions of the Manhattan Transfer, ...

* ''Mutual Admiration Society'' (2009) with Joe Locke/David Hazeltine * ''New Moon'' (2009) with

Ron McCLure Ron McClure (born November 22, 1941) is an American jazz bassist. Early life McClure was born in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. He started on piano at age five, and later played accordion and bass. McClure studied privately with Joseph I ...

* ''Mays at the Movies'' (2009) with Bill Mays * ''Crossfire'' (2009) with Jim Snidero * ''One Night at the Kitano'' (2009) with Jed Levy SteepleChase * ''Fly Me to the Moon'' (2009) with

Nicki Parrott Nicki Parrott (pronounced pa-ROTT) is a jazz vocalist and bass player from Australia. Background Parrott took piano lessons when she was four years old, then learned flute. When she was fifteen, she started playing double bass, and after grad ...

* ''Mays at the Movies'' (2009) with

Bill Mays William Allen Mays (born February 5, 1944), known professionally as Bill Mays, is an American jazz pianist from Sacramento, California. Biography Mays came from a musical family and at the age of 15 became interested in jazz at an Earl Hines ...

* ''The Decider'' (2009) with Peter Zak * ''All My Friends are Here'' (2010) with

Arif Mardin Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco and country. He worked at Atlantic Records for ov ...

compilation * ''I Will Wait for You'' (2010) with Steve Kuhn * ''Invitation'' (2010) with

Beat Kaestli Beat (pronounced bay-at) Kaestli is a Swiss singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer. Music career After receiving a scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music in 1993, he moved from his native Switzerland to New York City. He supported hims ...

* ''Cedar Chest'' (2010) The Music of

Cedar Walton Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and com ...

compilation * ''For All We Know'' (2010) with Eddie Henderson * ''New York Encounter'' (2010) with Yakov Okun Trio * ''Steeplechase Jam Session Volume 29'' (2010)

Andy Laverne Andy LaVerne (born December 4, 1947) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. Education and musical career Born in New York City, LaVerne studied at Juilliard School of Music, Berklee College, and the New England Conservat ...

SteepleChase * ''Steeplechase Jam Session Volume 30'' (2010)

Don Braden Don Braden (born November 20, 1963) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist.https://jazzbakery.org/events/saxophoniest-don-braden-quartet-presents-earth-wind-and-wonder saxophonist Don Braden Quartet presents Earth Wind and Wonder Career Braden w ...

SteepleChase * ''Dedication'' (2010) with Ron McClure (2010) SteepleChase * ''Live at Smalls'' (2011) with Tim Ries * ''Live at Smalls'' (2011) with Jesse Davis * ''Beyond the Blue'' (2012) with

* ''Home Tone'' (2012) with

Tony Lakatos Antal "Tony" Lakatos (born 13 November 1958 in Budapest) is a Hungarian Jazz saxophonist (tenor, soprano saxophone), who currently lives in Frankfurt (Germany). Lakatos attended the Béla Bartók Conservatory in Budapest from 1975 to 1980, then ...

* ''Nordic Noon'' (2012) with Peter Zak SteepleChase * ''Jazz in the New Harmonic'' (2013) with

David Chesky David Chesky is an American pianist, composer, producer, arranger, and co-founder of the independent, audiophile label Chesky Records. He is also co-founder and CEO of HDtracks, an online music store that sells high-resolution digital music. Che ...

* ''The Eternal Triangle'' (2013) with Peter Zak SteepleChase * ''Homeland'' (2014) with Vincent Hsu * ''Are You Real'' (2014) with

SteepleChase * ''Leap of Faith'' (2015) with

Burak Bedikyan Burak Bedikyan is a jazz pianist and composer. Life and career Bedikyan is "a Turk of Armenian ancestry".Margasak, Peter (February 2014) "Burak Bedikyan – Circle of Life". ''Down Beat''. p. 90. Early in his life, he was interested in contempo ...

SteepleChase * ''Primal Scream'' (2015) with

* ''Rambling Confessions'' (2015) with

John Hebert John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

* ''Sing to the Sky'' (2015) with Emma Larsson * ''Tales, Musings, and Other Reveries'' (2015) with

Jeremy Pelt Jeremy Pelt (born November 4, 1976, in California) is an American jazz trumpeter. Career Pelt studied classical trumpet as a child and focused on jazz after playing in a high school jazz ensemble. He studied at Berklee College of Music. Among th ...

* ''Reminiscent'' (2015) with

SteepleChase * ''Standards'' (2016) with Peter Zak SteepleChase * ''En Rouge'' (2016) with Atlantico (Dave Schroeder/ Sebastien Paindestre) * ''Jive Culture'' (2016) with Jeremy Pelt * ''Whirlwind'' (2016) w/ Andy Fusco SteepleChase * ''With Due Respect'' (2016) w/ Freddie Redd SteepleChase * ''En Rouge'' (2016) w/ Atlantico* ''Inside the Moment'' (2017) w/ Camille Thurman * ''Live and Uncut'' (2017) w/ Mark Whitfield * ''Cities Between Us'' (2017) w/ Allegra Levy SteepleChase * ''No Illusions'' (2017) Stanley Cowell SteepleChase * ''The Pendulum'' (2017) w/ Mike Richmond SteepleChase * ''Picture in Black and White'' (NOA, 2018) w/

* ''Jubilation'' (2018) w/J im Snidero and Jeremy Pelt * ''Trio in the New Harmonic: Aural Paintings'' (2018) w/ David Chesky * '' Monk's Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk'' (Sunnyside, 2018) w/

Frank Kimbrough Frank Kimbrough (November 2, 1956 – December 30, 2020) was an American post-bop jazz pianist. He was born and raised in Roxboro, North Carolina. He did some work at Chapel Hill before moving to Washington, D. C. in 1980 and then New York City ...

* ''NYCD: A Tribute to Art Van Damme'' (2018) w/ Pierre Eriksson * ''Out in the Open'' (2018) w/ Sam Dillon * ''New Easter Island'' (2019) w/ Atlantico * ''One Mind'' (2018) w/ Peter Zak Quartet * ''Tones for Joan’s Bones'' (2018) w/ Mike Richmond SteepleChase * ''New Departure'' (2018) w/ Takayuki Yagi * ''Playing Who I Am'' (2019) w/ Andrea Domenici * ''New Easter Island'' (2019) w/ Atlantico * ''Friday the 13th'' ( Steeplechase, 2020) w/ Stephen Riley * ''Jazz Dance Suites'' ( Chazz Mack Music, 2020) w/ Charles McPherson * ''Kimbrough'' ( Newvelle, 2021) A tribute album to Frank Kimbrough featuring 67 artists curated by Elan Mehler *Early Spring (Steeplechase, 2021) w/ Anthony Ferrara *''On the Move'' (Stunt, 2021) w/ Gabor Bolla

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Leonard Feather Leonard Geoffrey Feather (13 September 1914 – 22 September 1994) was a British-born jazz pianist, composer, and producer, who was best known for his music journalism and other writing. Biography Feather was born in London, England, into an u ...

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Ira Gitler Ira Gitler (December 18, 1928 – February 23, 2019) was an American jazz historian and journalist. The co-author of ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz'' with Leonard Feather—the most recent edition appeared in 1999—he wrote hundreds of ...

, ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz''. Oxford, 1999, p. 154. * Gary W. Kennedy, "Billy Drummond". '' Grove Dictionary of Jazz'' online.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Drummond, Billy American jazz drummers Musicians from New Jersey 1959 births Living people Chesky Records artists People from West Orange, New Jersey 20th-century American drummers American male drummers Jazz musicians from Virginia 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Out of the Blue (American band) members