Tina Raymond

Tina Raymond is a drummer based in Los Angeles, CA. A unique voice in the Los Angeles contemporary improvised music scene, Raymond blends traditional jazz vocabulary with African polyrhythm and classical percussion technique. She performs, adjudicates, and presents workshops world wide and has shared the stage with many jazz luminaries including Bo... bby Bradford, David Binney, Rova Saxophone Quartet, Jeff Parker, Art Lande, and Vinny Golia. She can be heard on many records including Cathlene Pinedas A Weeks Time(Orenda Records), The Harold Trios Harold Trio (Edgetone Records), Nick Mancinis The Long Game (self released), Alex Sadniks Londelius (Big Ego Records), Dan Rosenbooms Trio Subliminal (Orenda Records), Jon Armstrongs Burnt Hibiscus (Orenda Records), and her debut album featuring Art Lande and Putter Smith entitled Left Right Left (Orenda Records). Raymond is the director of Jazz Studies at California State University, Northridge. She attended the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (B.M Double Performance - Classical Percussion and Jazz Studies) and California Institute of the Arts (M.F.A Jazz Studies). Raymond studied African ewe music with Ghanaian chief Alfred Ladzekpo, classical percussion with the members of Percussion Group Cincinnati, and jazz drum set with Joe LaBarbera, Jeff Hamilton, and the late John Von Ohlen. She is also an educational artist endorsed by Sabian, Regal Tip, and Remo. She is an active member of the Jazz Education Network.Read More