E. J. Strickland: Jazz Musician in New York

About E. J. Strickland

E. J. Strickland is a jazz drummer whose work moves between modern post-bop vocabulary and freer, open-form playing. In New York City he appears at Bar Bayeux, including lineups with alto saxophonist Jaleel Shaw and bassist, composer, and producer Dezron Douglas. Strickland’s role is often structural as much as rhythmic, setting tempos, shaping transitions, and leaving space when the music turns conversational. His performances favor clarity of time and sound over spectacle.