“I remember that even back in elementary school I was a little ahead of my friends,” explains drummer, band leader and solo artist Hannah Ford. “That’s because I’ve known what I wanted to do ever since I was seven.” Hannah Ford isn’t the least bit embarrassed about admitting that she found true love at the [...]

Bio I was born and raised in Chicago, IL, living in apartments all around town during my childhood. From the moment I listened to the first album I got my hands on, my cassette tape copy of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, I was in love with the drums.  I won’t say [...]

Rosa was born in Bad Godesberg, Germany and spent her childhood in Mexico and Europe. She began playing drums at age 16 and has studied at The Music Conservatory Of the University of Veracruz, and The School of Superior Studies of Mexico City. She was later granted a scholarship from the Mexican Endowment of the [...]

    Drumming since the age of 11, Camille is a versatile and talented drummer.   Collaborations Kool and The Gang Chuck Mangione Antonio Hart Greg Osby Steve Coleman Tom Browne Christian Mcbride Liston Smith Angela Bofill Tanya Stephens Capleton Sugar Minott Worl-a-girl Born Jamericans   Quotes “I’ve been blessed to have the ability to [...]

Bio (from her website) For musician Sherrie Maricle, her drum set is a real-life metaphor of her career. Just as playing the drums requires coordinating four limbs at the same time, Maricle’s career coordinates successes as a jazz artist, music director, and teacher, and composer. From the drum set Maricle leads her big band The [...]

Bio (from her website) Music is in her blood. Shaped from the rhythms that dance through her veins, Melena, born in Havana Cuba, has mastered the traditional rhythms that have traveled from Africa to Cuba, to the dance floors of America. Her Afro/Cuban sound is a conversation of melodies which she plays with fierce passion, [...]

Bio (from her website) An all around gifted drummer and percussionist, Suzannes talents include tympani, vibraphone, marimba and xylophone. Her lifelong love of music is enhanced by formal in Quebec which provided a broad-based knowledge of music in general with in-depth understanding of the role of percussion.   Live Performances   Catalina Jazz Trax Festival [...]