Ron Vincent, Drums

A native of Warwick, Rhode Island, Ron moved to Boston, MA. in 1969 to attend the renowned Berklee College of Music, graduating with a BA in Music Education in 1973. After touring the U.S. with a variety of jazz groups, and three years in Kansas City (79-82), Ron settled in New York City in 1982.

Since then, Ron has become a veteran of the New York City jazz scene. Working often as a sideman, Ron has been on labels such as GRP, Concord and Palmetto records, the latter where he has been producer as well as co-producer for a number of projects.

Ron was a member of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet and the Re-Birth of the Cool Tentet from 1989 until Mr. Mulligan’s passing in 1996. He recorded four CDs with Mr. Mulligan and has also recorded with Phil Woods, Lee Konitz, Randy Brecker, Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Charlap, John Lewis and Slide Hampton to name a few. Ron has appeared with such notables as Art Farmer, Rob McConnell, Rufus Reid and Dr. Billy Taylor.

As a leader, his own trio and quartet are active in the New York City area and his quartet has toured the U.S. and Europe. As a jazz artist/educator for Sabian Cymbals, Ron has presented workshops at over 100 Colleges and Universities and has been on the faculty of the Jamie Aebersold Jazz Camps and the Stanford Jazz Camp. In 1996 Ron received a National Endowment for the Arts grant for jazz performance

Ron also teaches percussion at Manhattanville College, leads two educational performing groups that appear at schools in the tri-state area and is involved in a “Literacy through the Arts” program in NY City’s public schools.

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Selected Discography

With Gerry Mulligan
Dragonfly - The Gerry Mulligan Quartet w/Featured Artist - Telarc CD8337
ReBirth of the Cool - The Gerry Mulligan Tentet - GRP9679
Dream a Little Dream - The Gerry Mulligan Quartet - Telarc CCD8364
Midas Lives, Live in Berlin - The Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Concord

With Carol Sloane
The Songs Sinatra Sang - Concord CCD4725
The Songs Carmen Sang - Concord CCD4663
When I Look into Your Eyes - Concord CCD4619
Romantic Ellington – DRG8480

With Steve Million
Million to One - Palmetto PM2014  **
Thanks A Million - Palmetto PM2026  **
Truth Is – Palmetto PM2042  **

European Labels
Passage - Passage - Pentaflower CDJ503 
2nd Passage - Passage - Via Veneto Jazz VVJ008 
Chanson - Jean Bardy - Bleu Citron BLCD012
Sempre - Marco DiMarco - Modern Jazz Records CD0510  **
My Poetry – Marco DiMarco – Modern Jazz Records MJR0555CD  **

Additional Projects
Along With Me - Bill Charlap - Chiaroscuro CRD325
Thank You John - Arkadia Jazz All-Stars - Arkadia Jazz  CCD7002
Thank You Gerry - The Gerry Mulligan All-Star Band - Arkadia CCD7191
Jeru Blue - The Kerry Strayer Septet - Palmetto PM2040  *
The Gerry Mulligan Song Book - Chiaroscuro Records CRD349
Trance Dance – The Bill Kirchner Nonet Live – A Records AL73177

Everything I Love – Bill Kirchner trio – Evening Star Records

Muscle Memory - David Lahm Quartet - Generation GR203
Jazz Takes on Joni Mitchell – David Lahm – Arkadia Jazz 71011
More Jazz Takes on Joni Mitchell - David Lahm – Arkadia Jazz
Sean Smith Quartet Live – Sean Smith – Chiaroscuro CRD360
My One and Only Love – Trudy Desmond – Justin Time JTR8468-2
Sandy Stewart and Family - Sandy Stewart - Cabaret 5010-4
There Again - Eden Atwood - Concord CCD4645
Haven’t We Met - Diane Hubka - A Records AL73128
Home – David Brandom – DB Records
Blues For Breakfast – Mary Foster Conklin – Rhombus Records RHO764

* Producer               ** Co-Producer