Jeff Ballard

Jeff Ballard is an American jazz drummer. He has performed with Ray Charles and Pat Metheny, and periodically with Chick Corea, in groups such as Origin and the Chick Corea New Trio. He also played with many New York–based jazz musicians, such as Reid Anderson, Brad Mehldau, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner, Miguel Zenón, and Eli Degibri, as well as with the Joshua Redman Elastic Band.