After relocating to Los Angeles in 2000, Jamey
Tate has become one of the most sought after young musicians in the
jazz scene. He has recorded and/or toured with such artists as Mindi
Abair, David Benoit, Al Jarreau, Patrick Williams, Melissa Manchester,
Mike Vax and the Stan Kenton Alumni Orchestra, David Schwartz, Kim
Richmond, Tierny Sutton, and Anna Callahan to name a few. He has also
been busy in the film scene and can be heard on such films as “Heartbreakers”,
“Beauty and Power”, and “The Perfect Husband”.
A native of Orlando, Florida, Jamey was raised in a very artistic
family. His father, an accomplished guitarist and composer, and his
mother, an artist and designer, encouraged Jamey to pursue music from
the early age of 3 years old. After moving through the public school
music system, Jamey went on to study at Rollins College in Winter
Park where he worked with renowned percussionist and educator Beth
Gottlieb and bassist Chuck Archard. During this time he also began
studying with drummer Peter Erskine, a mentorship that would push
him to new limits as a musician, bring him to Los Angeles, and eventually
to the University of Southern California, where he received his Masters
in Jazz Studies.
Jamey is an artist/clinician with Yamaha Drums and Vic Firth drumsticks.
He uses Zildjian cymbals and Evans drumheads exclusively. |
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