Jason Tiemann

Jason Tiemann is a New York City jazz drummer and educator known for crisp technique and propulsive swing rooted in the hard-bop tradition. He has performed or recorded with Benny Golson, David Liebman, Harold Mabern, Eric Alexander, Mike LeDonne, Peter Bernstein, and Slide Hampton, drawing on the example of drummers such as Philly Joe Jones, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, and Billy Higgins. His 2020 debut as a leader, T-Man, an organ trio date with guitarist Ed Cherry and organist Kyle Koehler, was named an editors' pick in DownBeat and reached No. 2 on the JazzWeek radio chart. He serves on the jazz faculty of the Hartt School's Jackie McLean Institute at the University of Hartford, after twelve years teaching at the University of Louisville, and has been a clinician with the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops since 1998. He is an endorsing artist for Yamaha, Remo, and Innovative Percussion.