Jonathan Barber

Jonathan Barber is a drummer, composer, and bandleader based in New York. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, he started drumming as a small child in his family's church, came up in the city's gospel tradition, and studied jazz at the Hartt School's Jackie McLean Institute before moving to New York in 2014. He has toured and recorded with a wide range of artists, including Pat Metheny, Nicholas Payton, and Christian McBride, and was named the number one up and coming drummer by Modern Drummer in 2018. He leads the group Vision Ahead, with which he has released several albums, and teaches at the University of Connecticut and the Hartt School.