John Riley
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Photo by R. Andrew Lepley (August 2004)
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| Birth name | John Bernard Riley |
| Born | (1954-06-11) June 11, 1954 (age 70) Aberdeen, Maryland, United States |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, educator |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1968 – present |
| Website | www |
John Bernard Riley (born June 11, 1954) is an American jazz drummer and educator. He has performed with Woody Herman, Stan Getz, Milt Jackson, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, John Scofield, Bob Mintzer, Gary Peacock, Mike Stern, Joe Lovano, Franck Amsallem, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, John Patitucci, and Bob Berg.[1][2][3][4]
Riley began playing drums at age eight, after receiving a snare drum as a gift. In the biographies provided to the media, Riley acknowledges the early support of his parents, John and Mary Ann. While attending fourth grade in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Riley began studying percussion privately with Thomas Sicola, Jr. (b. Mar. 1944), who, at that time, was a recent graduate of the New York College of Music (bachelor of music) and a music teacher in the nearby Cranford Township Public Schools.[5]
Riley studied music at the University of North Texas College of Music, where he was introduced to a larger world of music and percussion. While there, he played, toured, and recorded Lab 76 with the One O'Clock Lab Band. Lab 76 was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band." Jazz drummer Paul Guerrero had been one of his influential teachers at North Texas.[6]
With Bob Mintzer
With Bobby Paunetto
With DMP Big Band
With Eijiro Nakagawa and Jim Pugh
With George Gruntz
With Hubert Nuss
With Luis Bonilla
With Mike Metheny
With others
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