Joe Saylor

Joe Saylor is a percussionist, educator, and a jazz artist based in New York City.

Life and career

He was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania to musical parents. His mother Paula and father Nevin are music teachers for Purchase Line and Indiana Area School Districts respectively, and his brother is a music educator in United School District. He began playing drums at age 3 and was in a three-man jazz band called Paj 3 with bassist Phil Kuehn (a fellow Indiana native) and pianist Angelo Versace[1] throughout high school.

Saylor graduated from Indiana Area Senior High School in 2004, and later attended the Manhattan School of Music and the Juilliard School.

Saylor has toured the country as a member of Jonathan Batiste's "Stay Human Band" as well as performing at various jazz clubs, festivals, and venues around the world. He has conducted jazz workshops at various educational institutions including the prestigious Stanford University. He has performed at such places as the Howard Theater,[2] the White House,[3] Lincoln Center,[4] Rockwood Music Hall, Webster hall, and the Great GoogaMooga.[5] He has performed or recorded with Roy Hargrove, Wynton Marsalis, Dwayne Dolphin, Steve Wilson, Joe Lovano, Jon Faddis, Slide Hampton, and Ellis Marsalis.

He was featured in the March 2014 issue of Drum Magazine[6] and featured on the HBO series Treme in 2010.[7]

References

  1. "Angelo Versace | Pianist – Home". angeloversace.com. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  2. "Jon Batiste and Stay Human perform at Howard Theatre". home.nestor.minsk.by. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  3. "Search – Smalls Jazz Club". smallsjazzclub.com. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  4. "Bryan Carter-Joe Saylor Jazz Band Drum Fest!". lc.lincolncenter.org. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  5. "Jonathan Batiste Bassist Phil Kuehn Drummer Joe Saylor… News Photo | Getty Images UK | 169011941". gettyimages.com. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  6. "DRUM! Magazine – Drumming For Fanatics". drummagazine.com. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  7. "Treme Pictures, Jonathon Batiste Photos, Tony Jarvis Pics, Phillip Kuehn Pictures, Rob Brown Photos, Joseph Saylor Pics – Photo Gallery: Treme". tvguide.com. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

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