Jeff Ballard

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jeff Ballard
Occupation	Drummer
Date Of Birth	Sep 17, 1963(1963-09-17)
Age	61
Birthplace	California
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Virgo

Jeff Ballard Biography

Jeff Ballard is one of the most popular and richest Drummer who was born on September 17, 1963 in California, California, United States. California-born drummer who formed The Jeff Ballard Trio with Miguel Zenon and Lionel Loueke. He also played with a jazz trio called Fly.

He collaborated with jazz guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel on several albums.

He is a member of the Brad Mehldau Trio (since 2005) and co-leader of Fly, a collective trio with Mark Turner and Larry Grenadier and leads Jeff Ballard Trio and Jeff Ballard Fairgrounds.

He was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California. His career as a jazz musician later took him to New York City.

Jeff Ballard Net Worth

Jeff Ballard is one of the richest Drummer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jeff Ballard 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Early in his career, he played with jazz keyboardist Chick Corea on a 1998 album called Change and on a 2000 album entitled Concerto.

He and jazz pianist Brad Mehldau performed together on seven albums between 2005 and 2012.

Jeff Ballard was born 17 September 1963 in southern California but grew up and studied in Santa Cruz, California. He began playing drums at the age of 14, attended Cabrillo College where he studied music theory, and toured with many bands, all the time absorbing influences and developing his own approach to drumming. He met Larry Grenadier in 1982, with whom he plays in both Fly and Brad Mehldau Trio. At the age of 24 he went on the road with Ray Charles for eight months every year 1988-1990 playing in Charles’ Big Band. He moved to New York in 1990, where he started collaborating with Ben Monder, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner and Ben Allison. Later on in New York he started to play with Avishai Cohen and Chick Corea. Ballard started the band Fly with Larry Grenadier and Mark Turner around the time Ballard was working with Corea. In 2005 Brad Mehldau sat in with Fly trio for one performance in New York city and after that invited Ballard to play in his own trio, with whom he has played ever since. He formed the Jeff Ballard Trio with Lionel Loueke and Miguel Zenon, releasing Time’s Tales (Okeh) as the recording debut for Ballard as leader in 2014. His second album as leader is Fairgrounds (Edition Records) released January 2019 with Lionel Loueke, Kevin Hays and Reid Anderson with guest appearances from Mark Turner and Chris Cheek.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Jeff Ballard height 6 feet 3 inches Jeff weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Jeff Ballard Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Jeff Ranked on the list of most popular Drummer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jeff Ballard celebrates birthday on September 17 of every year.

How much is a Jeff Ballard card worth?

1987 ProCards Rochester Red Wings #25 Jeff Ballard $0.34
1988 Fleer Glossy #554 Jeff Ballard| $0.34
1988 ProCards Rochester Red Wings #199 Jeff Ballard| $1.00
1988 Topps #782 Jeff Ballard| $0.34
1988 Topps Tiffany #782 Jeff Ballard| $0.34

Is Jeff Ballard in the Hall of Fame?

The Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame inducted Ballard in 1998. Since 2001, he has served as the chairman of the Billings American Legion Baseball program.

Where does Jeff Ballard live?

Santa Cruz, California, U.S.