Larry Aberman
Larry Aberman is a drummer whose career has taken him from the stage of Avery Fisher Hall as a percussion soloist Read More
Artists and Instructors: Drums
Aaron Smith
Aaron “The A-Train” Smith (born September 3, 1950) is a Nashville- based drummer and percussionist who has played as a Read More
Jeff Hamilton
Originality is what versatile drummer Jeff Hamilton brings to the groups he performs with and is one of the reasons Read More
Derrek Phillips
Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Derrek Phillips was heavily indoctrinated by the sounds of Tower of Power, Read More
Giovanni Rodriguez
Giovanni Rodriguez is a Nashville based Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist, born in Italy to Dominican parents. Growing up in Europe, and Read More
Ralph Henley
Ralph Henley manages the social media for NJW and several performing artists and authors and has extensive experience in producing Read More
Marcus Finnie
As a Memphis native and Nashville resident, Marcus has Toured with Kirk Whalum, keb Mo, Taj Mahal, Lady Antebellum, Larry Read More
Duffy Jackson
Born and raised in Jazz, Duffy Jackson has been performing since the age of four, when his father, legendary Jazz Read More
Chris Brown
After arriving from New York in 1992, Chris has been one of the most sought-after jazz drummers in the South. Read More
Kenny Malone
Kenny Malone has been swept away by music since he was 5 years old. He served in the U.S. Navy Read More
Josh Hunt
Drummer Josh Hunt is one of the newest additions to the Nashville Jazz Workshop faculty. He studied Percussion at Western Read More
Jordan Perlson
Jordan Perlson was born in the suburbs of Philadelphia, where he began drumming at the age of 10. Jordan studied Read More
Rick Wilkerson
Rick Wilkerson has roots in two of AmericaÌ¢âÂã¢s most significant states when it comes to music, Mississippi and Tennessee. The Read More
Tom Giampietro
Tom Giampietro holds a Bachelor of Music in Studio Music in Jazz from the University of Miami (FL), and a Read More
Chester Thompson
In 1995, Chester and his family moved from L.A. to Nashville. He is known for a very successful playing and Read More