0 albums as leader and 11 as sideman (2005–2024), each listed chronologically.
2008 · Karibu and 3 more
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.
2021 · Somewhere Different
Drummer Tom Skinner shared the session on Shabaka Hutchings' Black to the Future (2021) with harpist Brandee Younger. Around the same time he was also behind the kit in The Smile, the rock trio built by two members of Radiohead — one drummer linking deep jazz to art-rock's biggest name.
2024 · Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace
Best New Artist is a pop category, and it usually goes to whoever stands at the front and sings. In 2011 it went to Esperanza Spalding, an upright bassist who sings while she plays, on the strength of Chamber Music Society (2010) — a record built around a string trio. She was the first jazz musician to win it.
Brandee Younger
Esperanza Spalding