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Ronnie Burrage is an American jazz drummer who was born on October 19, 1959 in the United States. He is best known for his work with jazz greats such as Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, and Chick Corea. He has also performed with a variety of other jazz artists, including Kenny Garrett, Joe Lovano, and Dave Holland. Burrage began playing drums at the age of five and was soon performing with local bands in his hometown of Philadelphia. He attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied with drumming greats such as Alan Dawson and Joe Morello. After graduating, he moved to New York City and began performing with a variety of jazz artists. In addition to his work as a jazz drummer, Burrage has also composed and arranged music for television and film. He has released several albums as a leader, including "The Ronnie Burrage Quartet" (1995), "The Ronnie Burrage Sextet" (1997), and "The Ronnie Burrage Project" (1999). Burrage is currently based in New York City and continues to perform and record with a variety of jazz artists. He is also a professor at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.

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Age 65 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 19 October 1959
Birthday 19 October
Birthplace United States
Nationality United States

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1989

In 1989 he performed in Charles Mingus' Epitaph. At Jazzmobile from 1994–2002, he was instructor in drums and percussion while also teaching at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia from 1994 to 1996. He was a substitute instructor at The New School in New York City from 1992 to 2000. He is producer and artistic director at BlueNoise Studio in Frederick, Maryland. At Pennsylvania State University he teaches hip hop and culture, African- and African-American studies, and Integrative Arts.

1980

As a member of the St. Louis Metropolitan Jazz Quintet in the early 1980s, he worked with musicians coming through St. Louis, such as Arthur Blythe, Andrew Hill, Jackie McLean, and McCoy Tyner. After working with Woody Shaw, he founded an avant-garde jazz group named Third Kind of Blue with Anthony Cox and John Purcell. In the 1990s he recorded with Billy Bang, Hamiet Bluiett, Sonny Fortune, Courtney Pine, Gunther Schuller, and the World Saxophone Quartet.

The Burrage Ensemble was his first band, playing primarily in New York City from 1980–1983 and at jazz festivals in Philadelphia, St. Louis, Boston, and Washington, D.C. Members were Kenny Kirkland, Marcus Miller, and Joe Ford. Other members of the ensemble included Rasul Siddik, Branford Marsalis, Avery Sharpe, Wynton Marsalis, and Wallace Roney.

1978

From age 15 to 17, Burrage was a member of No Commercial Potential with Mark Friedrick on keyboards, Darryl Mixon on bass, and Richie Daniels on guitar. They were the opening act for George Duke and Gino Vannelli. Burrage played in clubs, concerts, and venues, including the annual Afro Day in the Park in St. Louis. When he was 17, he moved to New York City and played with Lester Bowie, Defunkt, Teruo Nakamura, Roland Hanna, and Major Holley. In 1978, on a full music scholarship, he attended North Texas State University.

1959

Ronnie Burrage (born October 19, 1959 in St. Louis, Missouri as James Renaldo Burrage) is an American jazz drummer. His style draws from jazz, funk, and soul.