Episode 37 Jerome Jennings

Jerome Jennings is a multi-talented drummer, activist, bandleader, composer, sideman and educator.   

His debut recording ‘The Beast’ is a reflection of the everyday joys and traumas of black life in the U.S.  Jerome’s, ‘Solidarity’, released November 2019 was recognized by NPR as best music that spoke truth to power of 2019. To date Jerome has performed, toured and recorded with legendary musicians like Sonny Rollins, Hank Jones, Gerald Wilson, Christian McBride, Ron Carter, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Wynton Marsalis (J@LC), The Count Basie Orchestra, Philip Bailey, Henry Butler, and countless others. He has also made recordings and shared the stage with contemporary musicians Sean Jones, Camille Thurman, Jazzmeia Horn, Christian Sands, Charenee Wade, and Bokani Dyer to name a few. The summer of 2007 Jerome earned a MM from the prestigious Juilliard School in Manhattan NY. Jerome has been the Resident Director of The Juilliard Jazz Orchestra since fall 2017.