Tim Horner - Drums
Biography
Tim Horner began playing the drums at the age of ten. His influences rest primarily with musical parents. His introduction with music began by singing in the church choir at a very early age and by the 4th grade he began playing violin, viola, and drums in his public school music programs. This continued through high school while also joining The Roanoke Civic Orchestra and attending numerous summer music camps. Upon entering Berklee College of Music in 1974 he made drumming and the goal of being a professional jazz drummer his dream. His first major professional work was with The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, which he joined in 1978. After a year on the road Tim returned to Boston leading his own bands, finishing his Bachelors Degree in Performance @ Berklee, recording and performing with many artists including Miroslav Vitous, John Scofield, Jack Wilkins, Buddy Defranco and Bob Mover. In 1980 following his six years in Boston he moved to New York City and for 26 years has offered his experience, knowledge and skills as one of New York's in demand jazz drummers and has traveled extensively in the US, Europe, the Balkans, Asia, North and South America with some of the world's greatest jazz talents, performing concerts, clubs, recordings, teaching and master classes.
Some of the artists he has worked with include: Warne Marsh, Hank Jones, Helen Merrill, Ernestine Anderson, George Mraz, Miroslav Vitous, Clifford Jordan, Pepper Adams, Richie Cole, Joe Locke, Ed Howard, Frank Kimbrough, Ted Nash, Ben Allison, The Jazz Composers Collective, Wynton Marsalis, The Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, The Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Mark Murphy, Joe Williams, Carol Sloane, Roseanna Vitro, Dena Derose, Sarah James, Bill Mays, Bob Kindred/Ann Phillips & The Jazz Nativity, The MaryAnn McSweeney Quintet, The Mike Fahn Band, Vic Juris, Dave Liebman, Billy Drewes, Dick Oatts Corey Christiansen, The Stryker/Slagle Band, John Hart Trio, The Rufus Reid Quintet and Linear Surroundings, John Dimartino, Bill Gerheardt & Cotangent, Mark Sherman, Marc Mommaas, Alan Farnham, and Tomoko Ohno.
In 2004 Tim traveled through 5 Balkan countries in Eastern Europe, Turkey and Cyprus representing the U.S. State Department as a member of “The Jazz Ambassadors”, an ambassador of cultural exchange with the Roseanna Vitro Quartet. For The past three years he has been a regular substitute with The Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra @ NY’s Village Vanguard as well as traveling to Europe and other local New York area venues.
Tim is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston Mass. and studied percussion with Dean Anderson, drums with Keith Copeland and drumming concepts with bassist Miroslav Vitous. His quintet, featuring vibraphonist Joe Locke and bassist Ed Howard, won the first Hennessey Jazz Search in 1985. He has conducted clinics, classes and seminars and currently teaches jazz ensembles and jazz drumming at New Jersey City University. Tim has an artist endorsement with Vic Firth Sticks and with Istanbul Cymbals and is currently working towards producing a recording of his own compositions which will be his first recording as a leader. Projects recently released include CD’s and/or DVD’s with: Vic Juris Quartet – Live @ The Smithsonian / Mel Bay Records (DVD & CD) Roseanna Vitro – Roseanna Vitro & Trio featuring Kenny Werner Live from KC Jazz @ The Kennedy Center Washington DC / Challenge Records Bill Gerhardt and Cotangent - Independent Label John Hart Trio plus Joe Locke – Hep Records Bob Schneider Sextet featuring Joe Locke – Independent Label (recording Jan. 22 & 23 / 06) The Mark Sherman Quintet – 4 CD’s between 2005 and 2008 featuring / Michael Brecker , Joe Lovano , Joe Magnarelli , The Quartet Live from Basel Switzerland ( recorded and released in 2008 ) . All 4 CD’s are on Miles High Records. The Rufus Reid Quintet Live @ The Kennedy Center – released in 2007, this project is on Motama Records and is a CD/DVD box set. In 2007 and 2008 Tim had tours with vocalist Roseanna Vitro, Ted Nash & Odeon, Bill Gerhardt & Cotangent, Mark Sherman, Martin Wind Quartet, Bill Cunliffe Trio Japan Tour September 2008 , subbing regularly for John Riley with the Village Vanguard Orchestra , playing with guitarist Vic Juris as well as many other gigs and recordings around the NY area.
In 2009 Tim Traveled Ted Nash and Odeon as well as with Roseanna Vitro & The Jazz I Am Band for the U.S. State Dept. and Jazz At Lincoln Center taking the Jazz I Am Band to Kazakhstan , Kyrgystan , Colombia , Paraguay , Uruguay , Ecuador and Chile playing concerts , jazz clubs and teaching like crazy . In 2010 Tim along with Mark Sherman led a quartet on a month long tour for The US State Dept. and Rhythm Roads / Jazz @ Lincoln Center playing concerts and teaching master classes in China , South Korea , The Phillipines and Vladivostok Russia . This year in 2012 Tim is on a new CD by the great vocalist Roseanna Vitro and her new band called The Randy Newman Project . Tim will also release his own new CD , the first as a leader / composer with 10 new compositions by Tim .
Discography
Leader:
2012 Tim Horner group "The places we feel free"
Sideman:
Martin Wind Quartet " Get It " - 2010 Laika-Records
Paul Lieberman " IBEJI " - 2010 Independent
Roseanna Vitro " The Music Of Randy Newman " - 2010 on Motema
Susie Meissner " I'm Confessin " - 2010 on LydianJazz Records
Nathan Eklund " Trip To The Casbah - recorded 2008 / released 2009
The Mark Sherman Quartet Live in Basil Switzerland @ The Birds Eye - 2008 Miles High Records
The Rufus Reid Quintet Live at The Kennedy Center - 2007 Motema Records
Roseanna Vitro Live at the Kennedy Center w/ Kenny Werner - 2006
John Hart Trio feat. Joe Locke - 2005/TBR 2006 - Hep Records
John Hart Trio "Indivisible" - 2003 - Hep Records
John Hart Trio "Scenes From a Song" - 2000 - Hep Records
The Stryker Slagle Band - 2002 - Panorama Records
Dave Stryker "Open Road" - 2001 - Strikezone Records
Blue To The Bone III - 2001 - SteepleChase
Dave Stryker Quintet "Changing Times" - 1999 - SteepleChase
Joe Locke Quartet "Inner Space" - 1995 - SteepleChase
Maria Schneider Jazz Orch. "Coming About" - 1995 - Artistshare Records
Maria Schneider Jazz Orch. "Allegresse" - 2000 - Artistshare Records
Maria Schneider Jazz Orch. "Days of Wine and Roses" - 2000 - Artistshare
Records
The Herbie Nichols Project "Dr. Cyclops Dream" - 1999 - Soul Note Records
Ben Arrows "Seven Arrows" - 1996 - Koch International
Ted Nash Quartet "Out of This World" - 1991 - Mapleshade Records
Ted Nash Double Quartet "Rhyme & Reason" - 1999 - Arabesque Jazz
Vic Juris Trio "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - 2002 - SteepleChase
Vic Juris "A Second Look" Feat. Dave Liebman - 2005 - Mel Bay Records
Live from the Smithsonian / DVD & CD - 2005 / TBR 2006 - Mel Bay Records
Mark Sherman "The Motive Series" Feat. Michael Brecker - 2004 - Cap Records
Mark Sherman "One Step Closer" Feat. Joe Lovano - 2005 - Cap Records
Bill Gerhardt "Cotangent" - 2002 - Sable Records
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Jon Gordon "Spark" Feat. Benny Carter and Phil Woods - 1994 - Chiaroscuro
Jon Gordon Sextet "Witness" - 1995 - Criss Cross
The Great Guitars "The Return of The Great Guitars" Herb Ellis / Larry Coryell - 1996 - Concord Records
"Allen Farnham Meets The Rias Big Band" The Berlin Radio Orch. - 1998
Hendrik Meurkens "Slidin" - 1994
"Mays In Manhattan" - 1996
MaryAnn McSweeney Quintet "Thoughts of You" - 1999
MaryAnn McSweeney "Swept Away" - 2003
Mike Fahn "Close Your Eyes and Listen" - 2002
Tomoko Ohno "Affirmation" - 1999
Tomoko Ohno "Natural Woman" Feat. Janis Ian - 2000
Anita Brown Jazz Orchestra "27 East" - 2003
Tom Mckinley Trio Feat. Miroslav Vitous - 1995 (recorded in 1979)
The Jim Cifelli Nonet "9" - 1998
The Jim Cifelli Nonet "So You Say" - 1999
The Jim Cifelli Nonet "Tunnel Vision" - 2002
The Lynn Seaton Trio "Bassmans Basement" - 1993
Bob Kindred "Hidden Treasure" Feat. Clark Terry & Richard Stoltzman - 1994
Bob Kindred / Anne Phillips" The Jazz Nativity - Bending Towards The Light" - 2000
Harry Allen "I Love Mancini" - 2002
Mike Lee "Above The Battleground" - 1997
Mike Lee "My Backyard" - 1999
Bob Parsons / Charlie Caranicas Quintet "Green Chimneys" - 1994
.......and more.
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