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Billy Mintz

Billy Mintz

Billy Mintz is a New York drummer and composer known for a loose, coloristic touch on the kit and for leading his 2 Bass Band, an ensemble he founded in Los Angeles in the early 1990s and reestablished in New York after returning east in 2001. Born in Queens in 1947, he began playing professionally as a teenager in the show bands of the Catskill Mountain resorts before touring and recording with Lee Konitz, Eddie Daniels, Mose Allison, Mark Murphy, Harold Danko, and Mike Garson, among others. His recordings as a leader include Ugly Beautiful and The 2 Bass Band...Live on Thirteenth Note Records. A dedicated educator, he has taught privately and given clinics at schools around the world, including Berklee, and wrote the instructional books Different Drummers and Advanced Sticking and Sight-Reading. In New York he is a regular at clubs such as Smalls and Mezzrow, often in a trio with pianist Alan Broadbent.

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Alan Broadbent Harvie S

Plays most at

Mezzrow
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Upcoming Shows
Mon, Oct 26 6:00 PM
Alan Broadbent Trio
Mezzrow
Mezzrow · Mon, Oct 26 · 6:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Alan Broadbent (Piano) · Harvie S (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
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Past Shows
Sat, Oct 10
Billy Mintz Quintet
Bar Bayeux
Bar Bayeux · Sat, Oct 10
Billy Mintz (Drums) · Anton Denner (Alto Saxophone) · Dave Scott (Trumpet) · Roberta Piket (Comp) · John Hebert (Bass)
Thu, Oct 1
Russ Lossing Trio
Mezzrow
Mezzrow · Thu, Oct 1
Russ Lossing (Piano) · Cameron Brown (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Mon, Sep 28
Alan Broadbent Trio
Mezzrow
Mezzrow · Mon, Sep 28
Alan Broadbent (Piano) · Harvie S (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Sat, Sep 19
Billy Mintz Quintet
Smalls Jazz Club
Smalls Jazz Club · Sat, Sep 19
Billy Mintz (Drums) · Anton Denner (Alto Saxophone) · Jason Rigby (Tenor Saxophone) · Roberta Piket (Piano) · Eivind Opsvik (Bass)
Fri, Sep 18
Billy Mintz Quintet
Smalls Jazz Club
Smalls Jazz Club · Fri, Sep 18
Billy Mintz (Drums) · Anton Denner (Alto Saxophone) · Jason Rigby (Tenor Saxophone) · Roberta Piket (Piano) · Eivind Opsvik (Bass)
Thu, Sep 17
Steve Cardenas
Bar Bayeux
Bar Bayeux · Thu, Sep 17
Steve Cardenas (Guitar) · Adam Kolker (Clarinet) · Jeremy Stratton (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Sat, Sep 12
Billy Mintz Quintet
Ornithology
Ornithology · Sat, Sep 12
Billy Mintz (Drums) · Jason Rigby (Tenor Saxophone) · Anton Denner (Alto Saxophone) · Roberta Piket (Piano) · Eivind Opsvik (Bass)
Sun, Aug 30
Elias Meister Trio
Cafe Ornithology
Cafe Ornithology · Sun, Aug 30
Elias Meister (Guitar) · Jeong Lim Yang (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Thu, Aug 27
Alan Broadbent Trio
One Flight Up
One Flight Up · Thu, Aug 27
Alan Broadbent (Piano) · Harvie S (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Tue, Aug 25
Earl Sauls Trio
Mezzrow
Mezzrow · Tue, Aug 25
Earl Sauls (Bass) · Rob Reich (Guitar) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Mon, Aug 24
Alan Broadbent Trio
Mezzrow
Mezzrow · Mon, Aug 24
Alan Broadbent (Piano) · Harvie S (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Wed, Aug 19
Miho Sasaki
Ornithology
Ornithology · Wed, Aug 19
Miho Sasaki (Piano) · Eli Naragon (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Thu, Aug 13
Two Miles A Day
Close Up
Close Up · Thu, Aug 13
Eivind Opsvik (Bass) · Jacob Sacks (Piano) · Hery Paz (Saxophone) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Mon, Aug 3
Roberta Piket
Ornithology
Ornithology · Mon, Aug 3
Roberta Piket (Piano) · Virginia Mathew (Saxophone) · Pete McCann (Guitar) · David Kingsnorth (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Mon, Jul 27
Alan Broadbent Trio
Mezzrow
Mezzrow · Mon, Jul 27
Alan Broadbent (Piano) · Harvie S (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Thu, Jul 9
Jacob Sacks
Bar Bayeux
Bar Bayeux · Thu, Jul 9
Jacob Sacks (Piano) · Adam Kolker (Clarinet) · Jeremy Stratton (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Tue, Jul 7
Alan Broadbent Trio
Jazzcultural
Jazzcultural · Tue, Jul 7
Alan Broadbent (Piano) · Harvie S (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Mon, Jun 15
Alan Broadbent Trio
Mezzrow
Mezzrow · Mon, Jun 15
Alan Broadbent (Piano) · Harvie S (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Mon, May 25
Alan Broadbent Trio
Mezzrow
Mezzrow · Mon, May 25
Alan Broadbent (Piano) · Harvie S (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Mon, May 4
Alexa Barchini Quartet
The Django
The Django · Mon, May 4
Alexa Barchini (Vocals) · Greg Ruggiero (Guitar) · Neal Miner (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Wed, Apr 29
A Tribute To Connie Crothers: RICHARD TABNIK QUARTET
The Stone
The Stone · Wed, Apr 29
Richard Tabnik (Alto Saxophone) · Harvey Diamond (Piano) · Cameron Brown (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Mon, Apr 27
Alan Broadbent Trio
Mezzrow
Mezzrow · Mon, Apr 27
Alan Broadbent (Piano) · Harvie S (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Sat, Apr 11
Billy Mintz
Ornithology
Ornithology · Sat, Apr 11
Billy Mintz (Drums) · Roberta Piket (Piano) · Elias Meister (Guitar) · Cameron Brown (Bass)
Wed, Apr 8
Leo Genovese Quartet
Bar Bayeux
Bar Bayeux · Wed, Apr 8
Leo Genovese (Keyboards) · Billy Drewes (Alto Saxophone) · Cameron Brown (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Thu, Mar 19
Gary Versace
Bar Bayeux
Bar Bayeux · Thu, Mar 19
Gary Versace (Organ) · Adam Kolker (Clarinet) · Jeremy Stratton (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Mon, Mar 16
Miho Sasaki
Ornithology
Ornithology · Mon, Mar 16
Miho Sasaki (Piano) · Ugonna Okegwo (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Wed, Mar 11
Russ Lossing Trio
Mezzrow
Mezzrow · Wed, Mar 11
Russ Lossing (Piano) · Cameron Brown (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Mon, Mar 9
Roberta Piket
Ornithology
Ornithology · Mon, Mar 9
Roberta Piket (Piano, Comp) · Chet Doxas (Saxophone, Flute) · Pete McCann (Guitar) · Mary Ann McSweeney (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)
Mon, Feb 23
Alan Broadbent Trio
Mezzrow
Mezzrow · Mon, Feb 23
Alan Broadbent (Piano) · Harvie S (Bass) · Billy Mintz (Drums)