Jimmy Macbride: Jazz Musician in New York

About Jimmy Macbride

Jimmy Macbride is a jazz drummer and composer heard on New York City bandstands at venues such as Bar Bayeux and Ornithology Jazz Club. He appears in composer-led settings including the Noah Garabedian Quintet, alongside artists like Jonathan Finlayson, Carmen Staaf, and David Leon, and in small-group releases with Daniel Meron and Pablo Menares. Macbride’s work moves between modern jazz structures and open improvisation, with a preference for alert ensemble listening over display. He is also the older brother of pianist and filmmaker Alma Macbride.