Jonathan Barber

International Recorded artist, composer, educator and bandleader Jonathan Barber was voted the #1 Up-and-Coming Drummer of 2018 in Modern Drummer. Barber has already recorded and toured worldwide with such artists as Pat Metheny, Terence Blanchard, Erykah Badu, Nicholas Payton, Buster Williams, Jimmy Greene, Jeremy Pelt, Wallace Roney, Jennifer Holiday, Harold Mabern, Steve Davis, The Brooklyn Philharmonic and many more. In addition to his first-call status as a sideman, Barber has recently stepped forth as a composer and leader with his Vision Ahead band. Newly appointed Jazz Drum Instructor at University of Connecticut, Barber expands his artistry as an educator. Also stepping into the role as a Drum Clinician, Barber toured as solo clinician in Latin America, Quebec City, China as well as PASIC 2022. May 2022 Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead releases his newest album “Poetic”.