Jamison Ross at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center

Drummer Jamison Ross is a native of Jacksonville, Florida and now a resident of New Orleans. He began playing drums at the age of 3. As a high schooler at the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Ross figured prominently in the 2007 documentary “Chops” about a high school jazz band. Since moving to New Orleans to pursue a master’s degree, he has also found a spot in bands led by saxophonist Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson and pianist Henry Butler, and will appear as a supporting musician in a future episode of Treme.

Monk in Motion: the Next Face of Jazz is a partnership between BMCC Tribeca PAC and the Thelonious Monk Institute that presents the top three winners of the Annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition...

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Drummer Jamison Ross is a native of Jacksonville, Florida and now a resident of New Orleans. He began playing drums at the age of 3. As a high schooler at the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Ross figured prominently in the 2007 documentary “Chops” about a high school jazz band. Since moving to New Orleans to pursue a master’s degree, he has also found a spot in bands led by saxophonist Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson and pianist Henry Butler, and will appear as a supporting musician in a future episode of Treme.

Monk in Motion: the Next Face of Jazz is a partnership between BMCC Tribeca PAC and the Thelonious Monk Institute that presents the top three winners of the Annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. Jazz drummers competed the weekend of September 22 at the John F. Kennedy Center.

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