About

Ryan Jewell is a musician, multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator, and improvisor that is primarily known as a drummer/ percussionist. Often characterized by his detailed finesse, deep sense of groove and creative approach, he is equally at home with a wide variety of artists, creating subtle heartbeat pulses behind acoustic singer-songwriters, playing multi-directional advanced polyrhythms with jazz improvisors, conjuring extended technique textures for electro-acoustic experimental music, and settling into backbeat pocket grooves with rock, pop, soul and r&b artists in studios and stages around the world.

As a performer he has toured frequently and extensively in the U.S., Canada, Europe, United Kingdom, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand and has worked on stage and studio with artists such as:

Tom Abbs, Christine Abdelnour, Marshall Allen (of the Sun Ra Arkestra) Hasan Abdur-Razzaq, Dwight Adams, Boshra Al Saadi, Jeffrey Alexander & The Heavy Lidders, Ishmael Ali, Ben Ahlteen, Kendra Amalie, An Evening Redness, Kim Anderson, Kevin Ashba, Leroy Bach, Ka Baird, Meg Baird, Tim Barnes, Jenna Barvitski, Eddie Bayard, Lisa Bella Donna, Ben Bennett, Michael Bisio, Brendan Berry, Iva Bittova, Wil Blades, Stuart Bogie, Shaun Booker, Andrew Bird, jaimie branch, Mike  Brown, Paul Brown, Brett Burleson, Warren Byrom, Califone, Sean Carney, Otis M. Carson, Carrom, Davide Cedolin, Hans Chew, Circuit Des Yeux, Nels Cline, Jay Collins, Complete Strangers, Constant Smiles, Chris Cooper, Crown of Eternity, Jay DeMarcus (of Rascal Flatts), Derek DiCenzo, Jerry David DiCicca, John Dieterich (of Deerhoof), Nadia DiGregorio, Robert Dick, Aaron Dilloway, Rocco DiPietro, Steve Dodge, Daniel Donato, Bbob Drake, Erin Durant, Elkhorn, Tyler Evans, Douglas Ewart, Patrick Farmer, The Floating Mountain Band, Bobby Floyd, Eamon Fogarty, Chris Forsyth, Andrew Daly Frank, Bill Frisell, Mike Gamble, Chris Gantry, Drew Gardner, Jarrett Gilgore, Joey Gilmore, Jay Gonzalez (of Drive-By Truckers), Andrew Graham and Swarming Branch, Darin Gray, Ben Greenfield, Guma, Steve Gunn, Neil Hagerty (of Royal Trux), Tony Hagood Trio, Tom Hamilton Jr. (of JRAD), Dave Harrington, Otto Hauser, Health&Beauty, Scott Hedrick, Jesse Henry, Roger Hines, Dennis Hodges, Patrick Holmes, Enayet Hossain, Christian Howes, Insane Jazz Posse, James Ilgenfritz, Dan Iead, Shahzad Ismaily, Avi Jacob, Jandek, Jan Niklas Jansen, Ross Jenkins, Ryan Jewell Quintet, Norah Jones, Jordan O’Jordan, Kidd Jordan, Simon Joyner, Richard Kamerman, Jorma Kaukonen, Greg Kelley, Peter Kerlin, Mike Khoury, Kikagaku Moyo, Max Knouse, Glenn Kotche, Jonny Kosmo, Kurt Kotheimer, Ayane Kozasa, Michael Krazzner, Jesse Kudler, Willie Lane, Baba Andrew Lamb Trio, Laraaji, Robbie Lee, Jason Lehning, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Mark Lovell, Bill MacKay, Paul "Top Dollar" Major, J Mascis, Harvey Mandel, Larry Marotta, Bob Marsh, John McEntire & Douglas McCombs (of Tortoise), Steven Shane McDonald (of Melvins and Redd Cross), Thollem McDonas, Bradley Mellen Quartet, Anthony Molina, Tony Monaco, JayVe Montgomery, Bat-Ami Moses, Mosses, Tatsuya Nakatani, New Seven, Cian Nugent, Matthew O’Neil, Olden Yolk, One Eleven Heavy, Joe Panzner, Steve Perakis, Pink Mountaintops, Pink Reason, Brigid Mae Power, Psychedelic Horseshit, Quiet Pepsi, Aaron Quinn Nonet, Reuben Radding, Bhob Rainey, Vic Rawlings, David Reed, Pete Remm, Christopher Riggs, Aaron Roche, Rose City Band, Saintseneca, Dave Samuels, Alex Schrock Trio, Kevin Scott, Caity Shaffer, The Shatters, Dan Shaw, Noga Shefi, Mike Shiflet, Travis Shook, Wilson Shook, Stan Smith, Ron Stabinsky (of Meat Puppets and MOPDTK), Chad Stocker, Sunburned Hand of the Man, Sword Heaven, Mike Tamburo, Terribly Empty Pockets, Rafael Toral, Trace Mountains, Jeff Tweedy, Ultraam, Hans Utter, Matt Valentine, Ryley Walker, Wasteland Jazz Unit, Wharfer, John Wiese, Jan Williams, Billy Wolfe Composers’ Tetradectet, Tyler Wood, Nate Wooley, Jack Wright, C. Spencer Yeh, Yours Are The Only Ears, Jason Zeh and many others.