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Brian Woodruff

Drummer Brian Woodruff has toured the United States, Asia, and Europe and has performed with Bobby Watson, Marian MacPartland, David Lahm, Harvie S, Jiggs Whigham, Jerry Hahn, Gary Versace, Adam Niewood, Stacy Dillard, and on the Today Show.

In the past year, Woodruff has been busy performing with The Jacob Varmus Quintet, The New-Trad Octet, and singers Akemi, Aimee Allen, Marieann Meringolo, Nana Yamakawa, and Chuck Cooper. His first CD as a leader, "The Tarrier," is now available, featuring a wide variety of Woodruff's originals performed by his stellar sextet. Recent recordings include All the Things We Still Can Be, with Jacob Varmus, Dream, with singer Aimee Allen, Brownstone, with the New-Trad Octet, and In the Spirit, with Marieann Meringolo. He is also featured on Jacob Varmus' upcoming CD, "Terminal Stillness."

Mr. Woodruff received a Bachelor of Music in Applied Percussion from the University of Connecticut and a Master’s Degree in Jazz and Commercial Music from the Manhattan School of Music. He is currently on the faculty of Brooklyn Music School and Long Island Conservatory.

To hear samples of Woodruff’s music you can go to http://www.myspace.com/woodruffbrian. You can visit his website at www.brianwoodruffmusic.com

Gear

Slingerland 16"x16" bass drum, Ludwig 14"x15" floor tom, Ludwig "5x14" Supraphonic snare drum. 22" A. Zildjian ride cymbal, 18" A. Zildjian crash/ride, 14" A. Zildjian hi-hats


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Album Review

Brian Woodruff Sextet: A Centering Peace

Read "A Centering Peace" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


The title of this release by drummer Brian Woodruff suggests a set of meditative, spiritually-focused jazz by his long-standing sextet. While that may be the underlying theme of the disc but only a couple of tracks have that actual sound. The others go off in several different directions. The album is dedicated to Woodruff's spiritual advisor, Monsignor Edward Straub, and the title track was written to celebrate his 75th birthday and his 50th Anniversary in the priesthood. It ...

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OKB Trio: The Ing...

Read "The Ing..." reviewed by Geannine Reid


There is something intoxicating about the sound of a jazz trio. The comradery, the symbiosis of group interreacting and communicating on a higher level of language through music. Such is the case with the OKB Trio. Each player is an esteemed player in many outside projects under other leaders' names, but on this recording Brian Woodruff on drums, Oscar Perez on piano, and Kuriko Tsugawa on bass come together to create their own leader imprint titled The Ing...

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Brian Woodruff: The Tarrier

Read "The Tarrier" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins


Music is often best when culled from a variety of sources. That's the approach drummer Brian Woodruff takes with The Tarrier.Woodruff has worked the New York City scene since 1995. A student of jazz and commercial music, he has toured the United States, Asia and Europe, and his associations include Harvie S, Gary Versace and Adam Niewood. For this outing, he is joined by Lisa Parrott on alto and soprano saxophone, Jacob Varmus on trumpet and cornet, Alan ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

The Ing...

Self Produced
2018

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The Tarrier

Crows' Kin Records
2009

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