Damion Reid (born June 16, 1979) is an American drummer. Critics have praised his "controlled fury" and "microscopically complex beats."

Biography

Damion Reid was born June 16, 1979 in

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, California, east of Los Angeles, into a musical family. He played in church as a child and studied with drummer

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. He has attended the

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, where his teachers included Cecil McBee,

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, Fred Buda and George Russell. Reid was a 1998 recipient of NEC's Alan Dawson Scholarship, and in 1999 was accepted into the

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at the University of Southern California. Reid has also attended

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in New York City. He has performed with Greg Osby,

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, Ravi Coltrane,

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, Marcus Belgrave,

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, Robert Hurst,

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, Steve Lehman, Mark Shim,

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, Mark Turner,

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, Steve Coleman and the Five Elements, Greg Ward's Phonic Juggernaut, the Steve Lehman Trio, various projects led by guitarist Miles Okazaki,

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and

's APEX and the Steve Lehman-

co-led project Dual Identity. Reid's work on the Robert Glasper Trio album '' Covered'' earned him a Grammy nomination in 2016. He currently lives in

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, New York, US.

Discography

* Robert Hurst - ''Unrehurst'' (Bebob, 2001) *

- ''Mood'' (Fresh Sound, 2002) * Lucian Ban - ''Premonition'' (CIMP, 2003) * Laurent Coq - ''Like a Tree in the City'' (Sunnyside, 2003) * Robert Glasper - ''Canvas'' (Blue Note, 2005) * Ergo - ''Quality Anatomechanical Music Since 2005'' (Actuator, 2006) * Robert Glasper - '' In My Element'' (Blue Note, 2007) * Richard Reid - ''Have a Cup With'' (Roughhouse, 2008) * Laurent Coq - ''Eight Fragments of Summer'' (88 Trees, 2009) *

and Steve Lehman - ''Dual Identity'' (Clean Feed, 2010) * Rudresh Mahanthappa and

- ''Apex'' (Pi Recordings, 2010) * Greg Ward - ''Greg Ward's Phonic Juggernaut'' (Thirsty Ear, 2011) * Rudresh Mahanthappa - ''Samdhi'' (ACT Music, 2011) * Steve Lehman - ''Dialect Fluorescent'' (Pi Recordings, 2012) * Steve Lehman and Sélébéyone - ''Sélébéyone'' (Pi Recordings, 2016) * Steve Lehman - ''The People I Love'' (Pi Recordings, 2019) * Jure Pukl - ''Abstract Society'' (Storyville Records, 2012) * Michal Bugala - ''Y'' (Bugo Bros, 2012) * Jonathan Finlayson - ''Moment and the Message'' (Pi Recording, 2013) * Laurent Coq and

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- ''The Lafayette Suite'' (Jazz & People, 2015) * Robert Glasper - '' Covered'' (Blue Note, 2015) * Liberty Ellman - ''Radiate'' (Pi Recordings, 2015) * Igor Bezget, Marko Crnec & Damion Reid - ''Organics'' (Artomatik, 2016) * Steve Lehman - ''Sélébéyone'' (Pi Recordings, 2016) * Steve Lehman - ''The People I Love'' (Pi Recordings, 2019)

Filmography

* ''Icons Among Us'' (Paradigm Studio, 2009) * ''

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'' (20th Century Fox, 2002) *
Sound of New York Ep. 6: Damion Reid
' (Qwest TV, 2017)

Endorsements

Reid endorses Tama drums and hardware;

Meinl Percussion Meinl Percussion is a manufacturer of percussion instruments based in Gutenstetten, Germany. The company’s cymbal production is one of the "big four" manufacturers of cymbals, along with Zildjian, Sabian, and Paiste. In addition to cymbal ...

cymbals; Aquarian drumheads;

Vic Firth Everett Joseph "Vic" Firth (June 2, 1930 – July 26, 2015) was an American musician and the founder of Vic Firth Company (formerly Vic Firth, Inc.), a company that makes percussion sticks and mallets. Biography Vic Firth was born June 2, ...

drumsticks, mallets and rutes;

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in-ear monitors; and Trick drum pedals. In the past, Reid has endorsed

Sonor Sonor is a German musical instrument manufacturing company headquartered in Bad Berleburg. Established in 1875, it is one of the oldest percussion companies in the world. Sonor currently manufactures drum kits and hardware. Apart from drum ki ...

and Sakae drums. AK Drums has produced a snare drum inspired by Reid's playing.

References

External links

Official Website

Damion Reid on allmusic.com

Meinl Cymbals Damion Reid "Laamb"

Meinl Cymbals Damion Reid "Cognition"

Meinl Cymbals Damion Reid "Are You In Peace"

Meinl Cymbals Damion Reid "Bamba"

Meinl Cymbals Damion Reid "Drum Solo"

Robert Glasper - Covered (The Robert Glasper Trio Recorded Live at Capitol Studios)
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