Artist:Jamison Ross
Song:Deep Down In Florida
Album:Jamison Ross
When Jamison Ross won the 2012 Thelonious Monk International Drums Competition, those judges didn't know that Ross could sing. He's really good at both. Drummers will say how what he is doing is difficult. And Ross is a great singer along with his drum skills. He was born Nov. 12, 1987 in Jacksonville, FL. He learned to sing and play drums in his grandfather's church. At age 15 he was Minister of Music. While attending high school at the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Ross won Jazz at Lincoln Center's Essentially Ellington Jazz Band Competition. This was chronicled in the 2007 documentary Chops. Ross earned a BA in jazz studies at Florida State and a Master's degree at the University of New Orleans. Ross was invited to the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Residency at the Kennedy Center in Washington in 2009. He met singer Carmen Lundy and was in her band for several years. He also toured with Ramsey Lewis and gospel singer Byron Cage. After winning the Monk competition, Ross signed with Concord Records. Deep Down In Florida is from Ross' 2015 debut album Jamison Ross. The song is a Muddy Waters classic. Ross sings and plays drums. Special guest star Jon Batiste plays piano on this and three other tracks. Rick Lollar plays guitar and Corcoran Holt plays bass. Lollar tours with Ross. Chris Pattishall plays piano on the rest of the album. He also tours with Ross. There are horns on several tracks. This album was Grammy nominated. Ross' second album All For One was released in 2018. He had been touring with Snarky Puppy before the pandemic. Last night he performed with them for the first time in two years. There's a clip on his Facebook page. Here is Jamison Ross with Eric Reed on piano, Rick Lollar on guitar and Barry Stevenson on bass performing Deep Down In Florida at Tacoma radio station KNKX Feb. 2016.
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