SUSIE IBARRA
Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Related Improv, Composition, Third Stream • United States

Susie Ibarra (Born on November 15, 1970, in Anaheim, CA) is an American percussionist and composer of jazz, opera, experimental, and avant-garde music. She is probably best known for her work as a jazz drummer, and is noted for her dynamic range and expressive technique, as well as her incorporation of diverse styles and influences, such as blues, gamelan, and kulintang. from discogs By the end of the 1990s, Susie Ibarra had emerged as one of the leading current free jazz drummers, impressing jazz and new music audiences alike while performing in various lineups that included the David S. Ware Quartet, the Matthew Shipp Trio, and a duo with saxophonist Assif Tsahar. Although born in California, Ibarra grew up in Texas. She later studied at N.Y.C.'s Mannes College of Music, and after graduating went on to attend Goddard College. Ibarra studied drumming and percussion with Milford Graves and Vernel Fournier, and read more...