Jordan Zimmerman - music 

I've been playing the drums since I was 7 (18,000,000 years ago). Here are some pictures of one of my drum sets.

Here are some clips of my playing:

 
Taiko
I was in a theatrical production called Jukai in September 2008. Watch
Kuniumi video with members of Watsonville Taiko. Watch
Playing Live
June, 12, 2011 Blue Rock Shoot, Saratoga
  • But Not For Me
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    July 21, 2010 Milan Restaurant, Sunnyvale
  • Have You Met Miss Jones
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    June 30, 2010 Milan Restaurant, Sunnyvale
  • F Blues
  • Invitation
  • In Walked Bud
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    May 26, 2010 Milan Restaurant, Sunnyvale
  • All Blues
  • Milestones
  • Oleo
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    May 19, 2007 Cabrillo College Concert
  • Jeff Hamilton's Max
  • Don Schaumberg's arrangements of Soon
  • It Might As Well Be Spring
  • Ray Brown's arrangements of Is There Anything Still There
  • Frank Mantooth's Whispered Elegy
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    May 4, 2007 Cabrillo College Concert with the wonderful guitarist Bruce Forman.
  • This is John Clayton's arrangement of Georgia
  • A great Phil Woods chart in the style of Basie
  • Here is Don Schamber's arrangement of Straight, No Chaser
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    Neil from the NKJC Jazz Ensemble wrote a very pretty ballad. Listen
    On November 8, 2006 the Cabrillo College Band had the thrill of playing with Mic Gillette from Tower of Power. Here we are playing Squib Cakes. Listen
    Here's a great chart, but I forget the name! Me playing with the Cabrillo College Jazz Ensemble on May 19, 2006. Our featured performer that night was Jiggs Whigham. Listen
    Moment's Notice arranged by the great Ray Brown - director of Cabrillo College's music department. Me playing with the Cabrillo College Jazz Ensemble. Our featured performer that night was the incredible Donny McCaslin. Donny's cadenza at the end is cut off. Also, sorry about the poor recording - it's all I have. It's a low DB recording too - so crank it up ;) Listen
     
    On Record
    Hajimete no Kokoromi (translated: First Attempt). The taiko group I'm in, Watsonville Taiko, just produced a new CD. I play on most of the tracks but I'm particularly proud of this piece. I wrote it and played all the parts. I'm playing three parts (overdubbed). The drums are the Shime Daiko, Odaiko and Okedo. Listen
    I Am Your Father from Neal Morse's album It's Not Too Late. Listen
    Drive Me Crazy - from a band I was in when in L.A. called Good Thunder. Listen
     
    Miscellaneous
    Big B little b from the music-minus-one CD "In Session with the Dave Weckl Band" NOTE: There's 6 bars of click in the front. It was on the CD. Listen
    A Night In Tunisia from the music-minus-one CD/book "Jazz Drumming" by Billy Hart Listen
    Lo Flame from the music-minus-one CD/book "Jazz Drumming" by Billy Hart Listen

     

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