Marcus Gilmore
Drums
Marcus Gilmore
(1986–)
Marcus Gilmore (b. 1986) — Drums. Played on Live At Marians, Karibu, Historicity. Worked with Vijay Iyer, Stephan Crump, Esperanza Spalding.
His grandfather Roy Haynes is a legend of jazz drumming. Gilmore is best known for his work in Vijay Iyer's trio, where he assembles complex rhythms with intellectual precision. He is also open to integrating electronics, carrying the drum forward into new territories.
A drummer best known as Roy Haynes's grandson, Gilmore anchored the Vijay Iyer Trio with bassist Stephan Crump and performed on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert in May 2015, playing pieces including selections from Break Stuff.
Marcus Gilmore, grandson of Roy Haynes, has been the drummer in pianist Vijay Iyer's trio for about a decade. The two met through their mutual mentor Steve Coleman and recorded the 2015 album Break Stuff together.
Marcus Gilmore's albums
Marcus Gilmore's grandfather was himself a celebrated jazz drummer, but Gilmore made his own name in a very different setting: alongside the mathematically minded pianist Vijay Iyer on Historicity (2009) and Accelerando (2012), building a rhythmic language far removed from his grandfather's lineage.