Music

    Jesse Simpson is a drummer and pianist from Graton, CA. After growing up performing around the San Francisco Bay Area, studying with legendary drummer Donald “Duck” Bailey, he moved to New York in 2007 to attend the Manhattan School of Music, graduating in 2010. Since that time, Jesse has performed alongside Louie Bellson, backed comedians Fred Armisen and Janeane Garafalo and played with Marc Copland, Kevin Hays, Joe Lovano, John Abercrombie, Chris Cheek and many more. In 2022, Jesse moved to the Czech Republic where he continues performing around Europe.

DISCOGRAPHY:

AS A LEADER

More Light!!!, 2023 Feat. Max Light & Dan Pappalardo

Bar Bayeux Beginnings, 2022 Feat. Tom Finn, Alex Goodman & Matt Pavolka

The Siguenza Settlement, 2016 Feat. Keisuke Matsuno, Justin Carroll & Sean Wayland

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Woods, 2016 Feat. Joe Peri and Jeong-Lim Yang

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Trio, 2014 (EP) Feat. Jeong-Lim Yang and Matthew Jacobson

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 AS A SIDEMAN

Gianni Gagliardi “Bikram

Tobias Meinhart “Natural Perception“, “Silent Dreamer

Odd Steinar Albrigtsen “Morse

Lars Ekman “The Brooklyn Diaries

Rob Scheps “Comencio

Tomas Fosch “Solid Society

Jeong Lim Yang “Déjà Vu

Yoosun Nam “Light Of The City

Ignacio Cacace “New Concepts of Pop Music“, “Next To Normal

Steven Delannoye “Small World“, “Here Comes Tomorrow“, “Uptown

Yvonnick Prene “Jour De Fête

Lauren Henderson “Lauren Henderson