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
Bar Bayeux Beginnings, 2022 Feat. Tom Finn, Alex Goodman & Matt Pavolka
The Siguenza Settlement, 2016 Feat. Keisuke Matsuno, Justin Carroll & Sean Wayland
Woods, 2016
Feat. Joe Peri and Jeong-Lim Yang
Trio, 2014 (EP) Feat. Jeong-Lim Yang and Matthew Jacobson
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 “
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“