Louie Palmer
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| Background information | |
| Born | November 22, 1985 |
| Origin | London, UK |
| Genres | Jazz Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Associated acts | Mike Stern, Gary Husband, Nelson Rangell, Janek Gwizdala |
| Website | http://www.louiepalmer.com |
Louie Palmer (born 1985) is an English drummer and session musician.
Biography
Palmer began playing the drums aged 5, learning drumming from his father.[1] He played drums in school jazz orchestras, and received an endorsement from Zildjian. He performed at various drum clinic events with former Style Council drummer Steve White.
In 2004, Palmer moved to Boston to study drumming at the Berklee College of Music. After returning to the UK, he played with former Sting sideman Jason Rebello, Gary Husband and Laurence Cottle.[2]
Palmer has also studied with Thomas Lang, Dave Weckl, Peter Erskine and Virgil Donati. He returned to the US in 2013 to play with US Jazz guitarist Mike Stern.
Palmer also plays in Les Holroyd's version of the progressive rock outfit, Barclay James Harvest.
In 2014 he recorded with saxophonist Nelson Rangell with Mitchel Forman, Randy Brecker and Bob James.
Discography
- Time of Spring by Baki Duyarlar (2011)
- MW Trio by Marcus Wolf (2014)
- Red by Nelson Rangell (2014)
- Blue by Nelson Rangell (2014)
References
- ↑ "Louie Palmer". Sabian. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ↑ "Louie Palmer Group ft Mike Outram and Laurence Cottle". Hideaway. Retrieved 4 February 2015.