Jeff Ballard

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Jeff Ballard

Jeff Ballard (* 17th September 1963 in Santa Cruz , California ) is an American drummer of modern jazz .

Live and act

Ballard, who listened to his father's jazz records as a child, studied music theory at the local Cabrillo Community College , attended Jamey Aebersold's training camp and began playing in small bands. In 1986 he moved to San Francisco , where he worked with trumpeters Ray Brown, Smith Dobson and Harvey Wainapel . Then in 1988 he became a member of Ray Charles ' band , with whom he stayed for 3 years. In 1990 he went to New York City , where he performed with musicians such as Buddy Montgomery , Lou Donaldson , Eddie Harris , Herman Foster , Kurt Rosenwinkel , Avishai Cohen , Guillermo Klein and Ben Allison ( Medicine Wheel , 1998). Since 1999 there has been cooperation with Chick Corea in various projects. He also toured with Gary Burton and with Pat Metheny . He also belongs to the trio of Brad Mehldau , the SFJazz Collective , the Elastic Band of Joshua Redman and forms the Trio Fly with Mark Turner and Larry Grenadier . Currently (2012) he heads the formation Fairgrounds , which includes Eddie Henderson , Kevin Hays , Jeff Parker and Larry Grenadier.

Discographic notes

  • 1988 Full Faith & Credit Big Band / FF&C 3 / Sea Breeze
  • 1995 The Herbie Nichols Project / Love Is Proximity / Soul Note, with Ted Nash , Ron Horton , Ben Allison
  • 1996 Anthony Wilson / Goat Hill Junket / Mama / Rock Bottom; with Bennie Wallace u. a.
  • 1996 John Stetch / Kolomeyka Fantasy / Global Village
  • 1996 John Stetch / Stetching Out / Terra Nova
  • 1996 Hafez Modirzadeh / Peoples Blue / X Dot 25
  • 1997 Various Artists / Jazz Christmas Party / Warner Bros. Records
  • 1998 Frank Kimbrough / Chant / Igmod; with Ben Allison
  • 1998 Danilo Perez / Central Avenue / GRP
  • 1998 Chick Corea & Origin / Change / Rykodisk
  • 1998 Avishai Cohen / Adama / Stretch
  • 1998 Ben Allison / Medicine Wheel / Palmetto
  • 1999 Wolfgang Muthspiel / Work In Progress 89-98 / Polygram
  • 1999 Adam Kolker Quintet / Crazy Bird / Challenge
  • 1999 Guillermo Klein / Los Guachos, Vol 2 / Sunnyside Records
  • 1999 Reid Anderson / Abolish Bad Architecture / Fresh Sound NT
  • 1999 Ben Allison / Third Eye / Palmetto
  • 1999 Avishai Cohen / Devotion / Stretch Records
  • 2000 Kurt Rosenwinkel / The Enemies Of Energy / Verve
  • 2000 Jason Lindner / Premonition / Stretch Records
  • 2000 Magali Souriau Orchestra / Birdland Sessions / Koch Jazz
  • 2000 Maria Schneider Orchestra / Allegresse / Enja
  • 2000 John Stetch / Heavens Of Hundred Days / Justin Time Records
  • 2000 Various Artists / Jam Miami: A Celebration Of Latin Jazz / Concord Jazz Records
  • 2000 Chick Corea / Originations / Stretch Records
  • 2000 Chick Corea / Concerto / Sony; with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • 2000 Claudia Acuña / Wind From The South / Verve
  • 2000 Avishai Cohen / Colors / Stretch Record
  • 2000 Steve Davis / Portrait In Sound / Stretch
  • 2000 Fernando Huergo / Jazz Argentino / Fresh Sound
  • 2001 Juan Sebastian Monsalves / Bunde Nebuloso / Millenium Rep.; With Anat Cohen and Jason Lindner
  • 2001 Tim Garland 's Underground Orchestra / Soho Story / Dean Street Records
  • 2001 Kurt Rosenwinkel / The Next Step / Verve
  • 2001 Ted Nash / Sidewalk Meeting / Arabesque
  • 2001 Frank Kimbrough / Joe Locke / Willow / Omnitone; with Tim Ries
  • 2001 Various Artists / Palmetto Records 2001 / Palmetto
  • 2001 Ben Allison / Riding The Nuclear Tiger / Palmetto
  • 2001 Chick Corea New Trio / Past, Present & Futures / Stretch Records; with Avishai Cohen
  • 2002 Matt Penman / The Unquiet / Fresh Sound NT
  • 2002 Guillermo Klein / Los Guachos Vol 3 / Sunnyside Records: with Chris Cheek a. a.
  • 2002 Jay Klum / Home Cookin ' / Alltribe
  • 2002 Fernando Huergo / Live At The Regatta Bar / Fresh Sound NT
  • 2002 Chihiro Yamanaka / When October Goes / Altelier Sawano
  • 2003 Michael Davis / Trumpets Eleven / Hip-Bone Music
  • 2003 Perico Sambeat / Friendship / ACT; with Brad Mehldau, Kurt Rosenwinkel a. a.
  • 2003 Kurt Rosenwinkel / Heartcore / Verve
  • 2003 Frank Kimbrough Trio / Quickening / Omnitone; with Ben Allison
  • 2003 Phil Grenadier / Playful Intentions / Fresh Sound
  • 2003 Various Artists / Concord Records 30th anniversary / Concord Jazz
  • 2003 Phil Stöckli Quintet / Third Eye / Fresh Sound NT
  • 2003 Avishai Cohen / The Trumpet Player / Fresh Sound NT
  • 2003 Eli Degibri / In The Beginning / Fresh Sound NT
  • 2003 Chick Corea / Rendez Vous In New York / Stretch Records
  • 2004 Chihiro Yamanaka / Madrigal / Altelier Sawano
  • 2004 Albert Sanz / Los Guys / Fresh Sound
  • 2004 Fleurine / Fire / with Brad Mehldau, Peter Bernstein and Seamus Blake
  • 2004 Anat Cohen / Place and Time / Anzic Records
  • 2004 Maria Schneider / Concert In The Garden / Artist Share; Jeff Ballard Cajon
  • 2004 Fly / Fly / Savoy Jazz; with Larry Grenadier and Mark Turner
  • 2005 Avishai Cohen / At Home / Razdaz Records
  • 2005 Alex Shimmer Oth Trio / Arriva l / Fresh Sound
  • 2005 Steve Schmidt / Red and Orange / Cliftone Records
  • 2005 Jacob Karlzon / Morten Ramsbøl / Human Factor / Music Mecca
  • 2005 Eli Degibri / Emotionally Available / Fresh Sound
  • 2005 Kurt Rosenwinkel / Deep Song / Verve Records
  • 2005 Guillermo Klein y los Guachos / Live in Barcelona / Fresh Sound New Talent
  • 2005 Joshua Redman Elastic Band / Momentum / Nonesuch Records
  • 2005 Michael Blake / Right Before Your Very Ears / Clean Feed
  • 2005 Brad Mehldau / Day is Done / Nonesuch Records
  • 2006 Chihiro Yamanaka / Laughing Mal / Verve Records; with Larry Grenadier
  • 2006 Ben Allison / Cowboy Justice / Palmetto Records
  • 2006 Pat Metheny Brad Mehldau / Metheny Mehldau / Nonesuch Records
  • 2007 Pat Metheny Brad Mehldau / Metheny Mehldau Quartet / Nonesuch Records
  • 2007 Chick Corea / Five Trios / Stretch Records; only disc three with Christian McBride
  • 2008 Jesper Løvdal / Free Fall / ILK music; Sam Yahel, Jonas Westergaard
  • 2008 Markus Schwartz / Tanbou Nan Lakou Brooklyn / Markus Schwartz Records
  • 2008 Massimo Biolcati / Persona / ObliqSound; with Lionel Loueke u. a.
  • 2008 Brad Mehldau Trio / Brad Mehldau Trio Live / Nonesuch Records; with Larry Grenadier
  • 2008 Guillermo Klein y los Guachos / Filtros / Sunnyside Records; with Chris Cheek u. a.
  • 2009 Fly / Sky and Country / ECM Records; with Larry Grenadier and Mark Turner
  • 2010 Brad Mehldau /   Highway Rider / Nonesuch Records; with Larry Grenadier
  • 2011 Stefano Di Battista / Woman's Land / Discograph; with Jonathan Kreisberg a. a.
  • 2012 Perico Sambeat / Elastic / Contrabaix
  • 2012 Stefano Bollani / Big band! / Verve
  • 2012 Fly / Year of the snake / ECM Records; with Larry Grenadier and Mark Turner
  • 2012 Brad Mehldau Trio / Ode / Nonesuch Records; with Larry Grenadier
  • 2012 Brad Mehldau Trio / Where do you start / Nonesuch Records; with Larry Grenadier
  • 2013 Oliver Bogé / The world begins today / Naïve
  • 2014 Jeff Ballard Trio / Time's Tales / Okeh Records with Lionel Loueke and Miguel Zenón
  • 2014 Christian Vuust / Urban Hymn / Aero Music
  • 2014 Christian Finger / Ananda / Strikezone Records
  • 2014 Baptiste Trotignon / Hit / Naïve
  • 2015 Michael Gibbs & the NDR Bigband / Play a Bill Frisell Set List / Cuneiform Records
  • 2015 Gilad Hekselman / Homes / Jazz Village / Harmina Mundi; with Marcus Gilmore, Katie Lower
  • 2016 Mauro Gargano / Suite for Battling Siki / Gaya Music Production
  • 2016 Brad Mehldau Trio / Blues and Ballads / Nonesuch Records
  • 2017 Rebecca Martin & Guillermo Klein / The Upstate Projects / Sunnyside Records
  • 2017 Chick Corea / The Musician / Stretch Records / Concord Records
  • 2018 Jeff Ballard / Fairgrounds / Edition Records with Lionel Loueke, Kevin Hays, Reid Anderson and Pete Rende

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