EPISODE 109 - Jeff Williams (Part 1)

Jeff Williams is a drummer, composer, and educator born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, on July 6, 1950. He started playing drums at age seven and later studied at Berklee School of Music. Over his long career, he has performed with jazz legends like Lee Konitz, Stan Getz, Dave Liebman, and Richie Beirach. He has led his own groups, including Coalescence and Circadian Rhythms, and has also been part of the trio Interplay. Williams has taught at the Royal Academy of Music and Birmingham Conservatoire and is married to author Lionel Shriver.