Echo: Hildegunn Gjedrem, vcl; Evan Weiss, tpt; Tim Goynes, gt; Jiri Levicek, pno; Mike League, bs.
Trios: Jiri Levicek, Kait Dunton, p; Daniel Foose, b.
What We Make of It: Evan Weiss, tpt; Hildegunn Gjedrem, vcl; Julee Kim Walker, fl; Chris Bullock, cl; Jager Loyde, bsn; Fredrick Mckee, vln; Imelda Tecson, vla; Shawna Hamilton, clo; Jiri Levicek, pno; Ryan Hagler, bs.
Influences
I've been greatly influenced by the people with whom I've shared the music-making process:Kenny Werner, Chris Potter, Rufus Reid, Marc Johnson, Johannes Weidenmueller, Snarky Puppy, Tim Lefebvre, Lynn Seaton, Dan Tepfer, Pete McCann, Sean Wayland, Harish Raghavan, John Abercrombie, Rich Perry, Henry Hey, Jeffry Eckels, Stefan Karlsson, Gilad Hekselman, Taylor Eigsti, Fred Hamilton, Steve Davis, Tim Armacost, Joe Martin, Jimi Tunnell, JD Walter, Kevin Hayes, Mario Cruz, Larry Koonse, Bruce Forman, Andy Martin, Todd Parsno, Bernard Wright, Wycliffe Gordon, "Blue" Lou Marini, Wayne Bergeron, Kevin Mahogany, Dave Pietro, Clay Jenkins, Junior Mance, Ronnie Cuber, and Pete Christlieb.
Aside from them, here's some other folks I've been into:
John Coltrane, Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, Schubert, Rachmaninoff, Wayne Shorter, Brian Blade, Elvin Jones, Nick Drake, Rufus Wainwright, Chet Baker, Brad Mehldau, Billie Holiday, Tony Williams, Max Roach, Bill Stewart, Bjork, Clifford Brown, Mel Lewis, Jimi Hendrix, Charlie Parker, Johnny Cash, Sigur Ros, Jack DeJohnette, Keith Jarrett, Debussy, Stravinsky, Stan Getz, Branford Marsalis, Mike Blake, James Brown, The Meters, Kenny Garrett, Bill Evans, Robert Glasper, John Ellis, Tigran Hamasyan, Adam Rogers, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, Wilco, Esbjorn Svennson Trio, Avishai Cohen, Nasheet Waits, Eric Harland, Stefan Karlsson, Sam Barsh, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Dan Weiss, Ray Brown, Art Blakey, Erykah Badu, Joey Calderazzo, Philly Joe Jones, Herbie Hancock, Wagner, Joni Mitchell, Keith Jarrett, Jean-Michel Pilc, Ari Hoenig, Portishead, Brahms, Michael Brecker (rest in peace), Chris Potter, Roy Haynes, Sting, Pink Floyd, Dave Douglas, Meshuggah, Dave Holland, Kronos Quartet, John Adams, Steve Reich, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach, Billie Holiday, Lee Morgan, John Pederson (my father), Cannonball Adderley, The Roots, Tribe Called Quest, Joe Henderson, Jason Moran, Vasen, Tower of Power, Tool, Smashing Pumpkins, Charlie Parker, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Bud Powell, The Shins, Sam Yahel, Larry Goldings, Galactic, Maceo Parker, Joshua Redman.
"The main thing a musician would like to do is to give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things he knows of and senses in the universe." John Coltrane
Sounds Like
"FABULOUS! KILLIN'! SOOOOOOOOOO MUSICAL... he floored me... loved what he threw on the canvas," -LA Drummer Steve Barnes
Originally from Fargo, North Dakota, Ross is a drummer/composer/arranger currently living in New York City (Brooklyn). Born with two highly musical parents--John, a wonderful jazz trumpet player, and Marlys, a gifted pianist--Ross was exposed to music at an early age. He began playing the trumpet at age 5, studying with his father for years until he discovered his true musical voice at age 13: the drumset.
After several years of being self-taught on the drums, and playing in various progressive rock and metal bands, Ross began studying with one of North Dakota's finest jazz drummers and vibraphonists, Michael Blake, who was the director of Jazz and Percussion at the University of North Dakota. Ross also studied for two summers at the International Music Camp at the International Peace Gardens, under fantastic musicians and educators Ryan Korb and Tim Froncek, each time receiving the Outstanding Jazz Musician Award.
Ross went on to receive his Bachelors of Music in Jazz Studies at the world-renowned University of North Texas, where he spent four years studying with master musician and educator Ed Soph, as well as two years in the Grammy-Nominated One O'Clock Lab Band under the direction of Neil Slater. He can be heard with them on the albums Lab 2007, Lab 2008, and Live at Blues Alley. The band also did a farewell European tour for Neil Slater during the summer of 2008, where they performed at the Montreaux, Vienne, North Sea, and Umbria jazz festivals.
hi friends, we just got invitation
for to performance in a spanish program tv.(escandalo tv)
where we're going to sing one of these songs: (Raspame or Quizas Quizas), if you don't mind check out the music
and let us know which is your favorite.
ross, was really great having you guys in Lima, and then we just had Kenny Werner as well which was fantastic. I really want to get in touch with Jeffrey but he has no myspace,could you help me out , I would really appreciate it.
Hi Ross! What a crazy Hang out Yesterday... Uf. But it was after long time in studio!! It had to be That crazy! So looking forward to hear new CD! ..happy to know best drummer on the world! :-) Betty
Great to hear from you Ross! So you are in NYC now, it looks like? Do they still have live jazz there? Hope you are doing well. Let me know if you are ever coming through Chicago.
So you're in NY now. That's great! Hill is there with you correct? I'm so happy you made the move together and you're gigging already. Wonderful! I'm going to play at Calley's Jazz Session at Spike Hill in April. You two should come out. It'll be like a UNT reunion. FUN! haha Hope you're doing well. =)
I'm glad to hear you are doing well in NYC.(I knew you would) I came back in denton in the last week and being busy for catching up for missing two weeks of school. We will keep in touch! Take care and good luck on your new life!
Yo man! Glad to see you're getting off to a great start in the city. We just got news that the 1:00 booked a gig at Birdland on Tuesday, March 10! Would love to see you and Hil there. Hope you're doing good man. Keep in touch.
Happy New Year to you, too, Ross!!!! How is it all going? When are you moving to NYC! Miss you tons!! Can't wait until the day we get to play again!! :)
