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Your Favorite Living Jazz Drummers: Rankings

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This poll closes on November 9, 2022 | Voters: 518

1
musicians/jack-dejohnette
Jack DeJohnette
drums
2
musicians/brian-blade
Brian Blade
drums
3
musicians/steve-gadd
Steve Gadd
drums
4
musicians/roy-haynes
Roy Haynes
drums
5
musicians/peter-erskine
Peter Erskine
drums
6
musicians/jeff-tain-watts
Jeff Tain Watts
drums
7
musicians/antonio-sanchez
Antonio Sanchez
drums
8
musicians/billy-cobham
Billy Cobham
drums
9
musicians/terri-lyne-carrington
Terri Lyne Carrington
drums
10
musicians/vinnie-colaiuta
Vinnie Colaiuta
drums
11
musicians/bill-stewart
Bill Stewart
drums
12
musicians/eric-harland
Eric Harland
drums
13
musicians/billy-hart
Billy Hart
drums
14
musicians/dave-weckl
Dave Weckl
drums
15
musicians/lewis-nash
Lewis Nash
drums
16
musicians/tyshawn-sorey
Tyshawn Sorey
drums
17
musicians/bill-bruford
Bill Bruford
drums
18
musicians/joey-baron
Joey Baron
drums
19
musicians/andrew-cyrille
Andrew Cyrille
drums
20
musicians/lenny-white
Lenny White
drums
21
musicians/jeff-hamilton
Jeff Hamilton
drums
22
musicians/hamid-drake
Hamid Drake
drums
23
musicians/dennis-chambers
Dennis Chambers
drums
24
musicians/rudy-royston
Rudy Royston
drums
25
musicians/allison-miller
Allison Miller
drums
26
musicians/nate-smith
Nate Smith
drums
27
musicians/joe-farnsworth
Joe Farnsworth
drums
28
musicians/matt-wilson
Matt Wilson
drums
29
musicians/ferenc-nemeth
Ferenc Nemeth
drums
30
musicians/han-bennink
Han Bennink
drums
31
musicians/louis-hayes
Louis Hayes
drums
32
musicians/johnathan-blake
Johnathan Blake
drums
33
musicians/victor-lewis
Victor Lewis
drums
34
musicians/nasheet-waits
Nasheet Waits
drums
35
musicians/marcus-gilmore
Marcus Gilmore
drums
36
musicians/mark-guiliana
Mark Guiliana
drums
37
musicians/ari-hoenig
Ari Hoenig
drums
38
musicians/kenny-washington
Kenny Washington
drums
39
musicians/paul-wertico
Paul Wertico
drums
40
musicians/jeff-ballard
Jeff Ballard
drums
41
musicians/cindy-blackman
Cindy Blackman Santana
drums
42
musicians/omar-hakim
Omar Hakim
drums
43
musicians/obed-calvaire
Obed Calvaire
drums
44
musicians/gerald-cleaver
Gerald Cleaver
drums
45
musicians/dafnis-prieto
Dafnis Prieto
drums
46
musicians/simon-phillips
Simon Phillips
drums
47
musicians/albert-tootie-heath
Albert Tootie Heath
drums
48
musicians/bernard-purdie
Bernard Purdie
drums
49
musicians/kendrick-scott
Kendrick Scott
drums
50
musicians/herlin-riley
Herlin Riley
drums
51
musicians/steve-smith-4453
Steve Smith
drums
52
musicians/willie-jones-iii
Willie Jones III
drums
53
musicians/adam-nussbaum
Adam Nussbaum
drums
54
musicians/ulysses-owens-jr
Ulysses Owens, Jr.
drums
55
musicians/kenny-wollesen
Kenny Wollesen
drums
56
musicians/al-foster
Al Foster
drums
57
musicians/gary-husband
Gary Husband
drums
58
musicians/mike-clark
Mike Clark
drums
59
musicians/gregory-hutchinson
Gregory Hutchinson
drums
60
musicians/manu-katche
Manu Katche
drums
61
musicians/billy-drummond
Billy Drummond
drums
62
musicians/makaya-mccraven
Makaya McCraven
drums
63
musicians/tom-rainey
Tom Rainey
drums
64
musicians/keith-carlock
Keith Carlock
drums
65
musicians/bob-moses
Bob Moses
drums
66
musicians/marvin-smitty-smith
Marvin "Smitty" Smith
drums
67
musicians/stanton-moore
Stanton Moore
drums
68
musicians/justin-faulkner
Justin Faulkner
drums
69
musicians/joe-la-barbera
Joe La Barbera
drums
70
musicians/ches-smith
Ches Smith
drums
71
musicians/larnell-lewis
Larnell Lewis
drums
72
musicians/horacio-el-negro-hernandez
Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez
drums
73
musicians/carl-allen
Carl Allen
drums
74
musicians/barry-altschul
Barry Altschul
drums
75
musicians/alex-acuna
Alex Acuña
percussion
76
musicians/bobby-previte
Bobby Previte
drums
77
musicians/harvey-mason
Harvey Mason
drums
78
musicians/paal-nilssen-love
Paal Nilssen-Love
drums
79
musicians/susie-ibarra
Susie Ibarra
percussion
80
musicians/tomas-fujiwara
Tomas Fujiwara
drums
81
musicians/byron-landham
Byron Landham
drums
82
musicians/stewart-copeland
Stewart Copeland
drums
83
musicians/airto-moreira
Airto Moreira
percussion
84
musicians/gerry-hemingway
Gerry Hemingway
drums
85
musicians/joe-chambers
Joe Chambers
drums
86
musicians/jim-black
Jim Black
drums
87
musicians/tony-oxley
Tony Oxley
drums
88
musicians/clarence-penn
Clarence Penn
drums
89
musicians/chad-taylor
Chad Taylor
drums
90
musicians/scott-amendola
Scott Amendola
drums
91
musicians/christian-lillinger
Christian Lillinger
drums
92
musicians/jorge-rossy
Jorge Rossy
drums
93
musicians/winard-harper
Winard Harper
drums
94
musicians/moses-boyd
Moses Boyd
drums
95
musicians/calvin-weston
Calvin Weston
drums
96
musicians/will-kennedy
Will Kennedy
drums
97
musicians/danny-gottlieb
Danny Gottlieb
drums
98
musicians/dan-weiss
Dan Weiss
drums
99
musicians/kenny-grohowski
Kenny Grohowski
drums
100
musicians/billy-martin
Billy Martin
drums
101
musicians/nate-wood
Nate Wood
drums
102
musicians/roy-mccurdy
Roy McCurdy
drums
103
musicians/duduka-da-fonseca
Duduka Da Fonseca
drums
104
musicians/marilyn-mazur
Marilyn Mazur
percussion
105
musicians/johnny-vidacovich
Johnny Vidacovich
drums
106
musicians/michael-shrieve
Michael Shrieve
drums
107
musicians/kyle-poole
Kyle Poole
drums
108
musicians/justin-brown
Justin Brown
drums
109
musicians/henry-cole
Henry Cole
drums
110
musicians/ej-strickland-18310
E.J. Strickland
drums
111
musicians/terry-bozzio
Terry Bozzio
drums
112
musicians/gary-novak
Gary Novak
drums
113
musicians/dave-king
Dave King
drums
114
musicians/gavin-harrison
Gavin Harrison
drums
115
musicians/ignacio-berroa
Ignacio Berroa
drums
116
musicians/anwar-marshall
Anwar Marshall
drums
117
musicians/mike-reed
Mike Reed
drums
118
musicians/asaf-sirkis
Asaf Sirkis
drums
119
musicians/famoudou-don-moye
Famoudou Don Moye
drums
120
musicians/ranjit-barot
Ranjit Barot
drums
121
musicians/joe-dyson
Joe Dyson
drums
122
musicians/gerry-gibbs
Gerry Gibbs
drums
123
musicians/ernesto-cervini
Ernesto Cervini
drums
124
musicians/frank-rosaly
Frank Rosaly
drums
125
musicians/warren-smith
Warren Smith
drums
126
musicians/terry-clarke
Terry Clarke
drums
127
musicians/donald-edwards
Donald Edwards
drums
128
musicians/akira-tana
Akira Tana
drums
129
musicians/sheila-e-24673
Sheila E.
percussion
130
musicians/john-bishop
John Bishop
drums
131
musicians/magnus-ostrom
Magnus Ostrom
drums
132
musicians/francisco-mela
Francisco Mela
drums
133
musicians/ted-poor
Ted Poor
drums
134
musicians/michael-vatcher
Michael Vatcher
percussion
135
musicians/anton-eger
Anton Eger
drums
136
musicians/gard-nilssen
Gard Nilssen
drums
137
musicians/james-maddren
James Maddren
drums
138
musicians/gergo-borlai
Gergo Borlai
drums
139
musicians/bill-kreutzmann
Bill Kreutzmann
drums
140
musicians/dana-hall
Dana Hall
drums
141
musicians/roberto-gatto
Roberto Gatto
drums
142
musicians/shirazette-tinnin
Shirazette Tinnin
drums
143
musicians/dom-moio
Dom Moio
drums
144
musicians/onno-govaert
Onno Govaert
drums
145
musicians/joel-taylor
Joel Taylor
drums
146
musicians/teppo-makynen
Teppo Mäkynen
drums
147
musicians/sylvia-cuenca
Sylvia Cuenca
drums
148
musicians/thomas-stronen
Thomas Strønen
drums
149
musicians/kirk-covington
Kirk Covington
drums
150
musicians/jonathan-barber
Jonathan Barber
drums
151
musicians/terreon-gully
Terreon Gully
drums
152
musicians/jeremy-dutton
Jeremy Dutton
drums
153
musicians/david-garibaldi
David Garibaldi
drums
154
musicians/ali-jackson
Ali Jackson
drums
155
musicians/tito-puente-jr-19387
Tito Puente, Jr.
percussion
156
musicians/billy-mintz
Billy Mintz
drums
157
musicians/sebastian-rochford
Sebastian Rochford
drums
158
musicians/quin-kirchner
Quin Kirchner
drums
159
musicians/george-fludas
George Fludas
drums
160
musicians/jochen-rueckert
Jochen Rueckert
drums
161
musicians/virgil-donati
Virgil Donati
drums
162
musicians/senri-kawaguchi
Senri Kawaguchi
drums
163
musicians/vince-ector
Vince Ector
drums
164
musicians/alvin-queen
Alvin Queen
drums
165
musicians/louis-moholo-moholo
Louis Moholo-Moholo
drums
166
musicians/sherrie-maricle
Sherrie Maricle
drums
167
musicians/whit-dickey
Whit Dickey
drums
168
musicians/harold-jones
Harold Jones
drums
169
musicians/babatunde-lea
Babatunde Lea
percussion
170
musicians/pheeroan-aklaff
Pheeroan AkLaff
drums
171
musicians/kweku-sumbry
Kweku Sumbry
drums
172
musicians/kahil-elzabar
Kahil El'Zabar
drums
173
musicians/ray-marchica
Ray Marchica
drums
174
musicians/colin-hinton
Colin Hinton
drums
175
musicians/eddie-metz-jr
Eddie Metz Jr.
drums
176
musicians/ronnie-burrage
Ronnie Burrage
drums
177
musicians/cecil-brooks-iii
Cecil Brooks III
drums
178
musicians/vladimir-tarasov
Vladimir Tarasov
drums
179
musicians/dave-smith
Dave Smith
trombone
180
musicians/ted-warren
Ted Warren
drums
181
musicians/john-riley
John Riley
drums
182
musicians/narada-michael-walden
Narada Michael Walden
drums
183
musicians/louis-cole
Louis Cole
drums
184
musicians/roger-humphries
Roger Humphries
drums
185
musicians/andre-ceccarelli
André Ceccarelli
drums
186
musicians/bill-goodwin
Bill Goodwin
drums
187
musicians/balazs-pandi
Balazs Pandi
drums
188
musicians/victor-jones
Victor Jones
drums
189
musicians/mika-kallio
Mika Kallio
drums
190
musicians/tommy-campbell
Tommy Campbell
drums
191
musicians/mark-mondesir
Mark Mondesir
drums
192
musicians/kassa-overall
Kassa Overall
drums
193
musicians/shannon-powell
Shannon Powell
drums
194
musicians/marty-morell
Marty Morell
drums
195
musicians/ray-brinker
Ray Brinker
drums
196
musicians/mark-whitfield-jr
Mark Whitfield, Jr.
drums
197
musicians/quincy-davis
Quincy Davis
drums
198
musicians/newman-taylor-baker
Newman Taylor Baker
percussion
199
musicians/jeff-siegel
Jeff Siegel
drums
200
musicians/tommy-igoe
Tommy Igoe
drums

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