Ryan Jewell

Ryan Jewell is a musician, producer, composer, arranger, improvisor, multi-instrumentalist, engineer, and educator that is primarily known as a drummer/ percussionist. Often characterized by his detailed finesse, deep sense of groove and creative approach, he is equally at home with a wide variety of artists, creating subtle heartbeat pulses behind acoustic singer-songwriters, playing multi-directional advanced polyrhythms with jazz improvisors, conjuring extended technique textures for electro-acoustic experimental music, and settling into backbeat pocket grooves with rock, pop, soul and r&b artists in studios and stages around the world.

As a performer he has toured frequently and extensively in the U.S., Canada, Europe, United Kingdom, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand and has worked on stage and studio with artists such as:

Tom Abbs, Christine Abdelnour, Marshall Allen (of the Sun Ra Arkestra) Hasan Abdur-Razzaq, Dwight Adams, Boshra Al Saadi, Jeffrey Alexander & The Heavy Lidders, Ishmael Ali, Ben Ahlteen, Kendra Amalie, An Evening Redness, Kim Anderson, Kevin Ashba, Leroy Bach, Ka Baird, Meg Baird, Tim Barnes, Jenna Barvitski, Eddie Bayard, Lisa Bella Donna, Ben Bennett, Michael Bisio, Brendan Berry, Iva Bittova, Wil Blades, Stuart Bogie, Shaun Booker, Andrew Bird, jaimie branch, Mike Brown, Paul Brown, Brett Burleson, Warren Byrom, Califone, Sean Carney, Otis M. Carson, Carrom, Davide Cedolin, Hans Chew, Circuit Des Yeux, Nels Cline, Jay Collins, Complete Strangers, Constant Smiles, Chris Cooper, Crown of Eternity, Jay DeMarcus (of Rascal Flatts), Derek DiCenzo, Jerry David DiCicca, John Dieterich (of Deerhoof), Nadia DiGregorio, Robert Dick, Aaron Dilloway, Rocco DiPietro, Steve Dodge, Daniel Donato, Bbob Drake, Erin Durant, Elkhorn, Tyler Evans, Douglas Ewart, Patrick Farmer, The Floating Mountain Band, Bobby Floyd, Eamon Fogarty, Chris Forsyth, Andrew Daly Frank, Bill Frisell, Mike Gamble, Chris Gantry, Drew Gardner, Jarrett Gilgore, Joey Gilmore, Jay Gonzalez (of Drive-By Truckers), Andrew Graham and Swarming Branch, Darin Gray, Ben Greenfield, Guma, Steve Gunn, Neil Hagerty (of Royal Trux), Tony Hagood Trio, Tom Hamilton Jr. (of JRAD), Dave Harrington, Otto Hauser, Health&Beauty, Scott Hedrick, Jesse Henry, Roger Hines, Dennis Hodges, Patrick Holmes, Enayet Hossain, Christian Howes, Insane Jazz Posse, James Ilgenfritz, Dan Iead, Shahzad Ismaily, Avi Jacob, Jandek, Jan Niklas Jansen, Ross Jenkins, Ryan Jewell Quintet, Norah Jones, Jordan O’Jordan, Kidd Jordan, Simon Joyner, Richard Kamerman, Jorma Kaukonen, Greg Kelley, Peter Kerlin, Mike Khoury, Kikagaku Moyo, Max Knouse, Glenn Kotche, Jonny Kosmo, Kurt Kotheimer, Ayane Kozasa, Michael Krazzner, Jesse Kudler, Willie Lane, Baba Andrew Lamb Trio, Laraaji, Robbie Lee, Jason Lehning, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Mark Lovell, Bill MacKay, Paul "Top Dollar" Major, J Mascis, Harvey Mandel, Larry Marotta, Bob Marsh, John McEntire & Douglas McCombs (of Tortoise), Steven Shane McDonald (of Melvins and Redd Cross), Thollem McDonas, Bradley Mellen Quartet, Anthony Molina, Tony Monaco, JayVe Montgomery, Bat-Ami Moses, Mosses, Tatsuya Nakatani, New Seven, Cian Nugent, Matthew O’Neil, Olden Yolk, One Eleven Heavy, Joe Panzner, Steve Perakis, Pink Mountaintops, Pink Reason, Brigid Mae Power, Psychedelic Horseshit, Quiet Pepsi, Aaron Quinn Nonet, Reuben Radding, Bhob Rainey, Vic Rawlings, David Reed, Pete Remm, Christopher Riggs, Aaron Roche, Rose City Band, Saintseneca, Dave Samuels, Alex Schrock Trio, Kevin Scott, Caity Shaffer, The Shatters, Dan Shaw, Noga Shefi, Mike Shiflet, Travis Shook, Wilson Shook, Stan Smith, Ron Stabinsky (of Meat Puppets and MOPDTK), Chad Stocker, Sunburned Hand of the Man, Sword Heaven, Mike Tamburo, Terribly Empty Pockets, Rafael Toral, Trace Mountains, Jeff Tweedy, Ultraam, Hans Utter, Matt Valentine, Ryley Walker, Wasteland Jazz Unit, Wharfer, John Wiese, Jan Williams, Billy Wolfe Composers’ Tetradectet, Tyler Wood, Nate Wooley, Jack Wright, C. Spencer Yeh, Yours Are The Only Ears, Jason Zeh and many others.

My goal is to help students experience the joy and life enrichment of expressing themselves through music. I offer private one-on-one music lessons in a variety of subjects with an emphasis on creativity and personal growth to help students become better musicians, performers, and writers, whether as professionals or hobbyists. I teach all ages and levels and lesson plans are custom made to each student's unique interests.

I know that no two students are the same; therefore, I create unique lesson plans for each individual student based on their particular situation and interests. By using a "start where you are" approach, I am able to build on an individual's strengths and curiosity, while filling in the gaps to help each student grow into their own full potential. These are not cookie-cutter lessons, but live, one-on-one private lessons that are interactive and customized.

Ryan Jewell is a musician, composer, improvisor, performer and educator with 25 years of performance and teaching experience. Like many of us, he started out as a self-taught musician learning from records, books, watching live performances, and personal experimentation. His enthusiasm and curiosity soon turned to frustration when he reached the limitations of learning slowly on his own. This motivated him to seek out teachers and more experienced musicians from which to learn, and thus began the journey of being a lifelong student of music of all kinds. Out of high school he studied at Capital University Conservatory of Music, then went on to study independently with many private instructors to deepen his craft and satisfy his curiosity while working as a full-time musician. To this day he continues to study, practice, and play to learn new perspectives and grow as a professional musician, artist, and human being. These experiences in both formal and informal educational situations have given him a wide variety of methods that contribute to his versatile teaching style.