Henry Mermer

Henry Mermer is a drummer, improviser, and composer based in Ridgewood, Queens, working across instrumental and electronic music in New York's creative improvised scene. Born in 1999, he earned a B.F.A. in Jazz and Contemporary Music alongside a B.A. in Philosophy from The New School, where he studied with Andrew Cyrille, Reggie Workman, Matt Wilson, Mary Halvorson, and Jane Ira Bloom. He has performed with Tony Malaby, Ingrid Laubrock, Shawn Lovato, Adam Levy, and Jacob Sacks, appearing at venues including The Jazz Gallery, The Stone, Blue Note, and Close Up. His playing moves between free improvisation and composed settings, drawing on both acoustic jazz drumming and electronic textures.