Jeff Sipe
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Jeff Sipe is an American
drummer
. He is a rock and jazz fusion
drummer, however, he is proficient in many other styles which he has demonstrated in his decades of drumming. He is a founding member of Aquarium Rescue Unit
along with Col. Bruce Hampton. He also played with the self-applied Cajun Slamgrass Band Leftover Salmon
and in the Zambiland Orchestra, an experimental big band featuring members of Phish
, Widespread Panic
and others. Currently touring in 2011 with Jeff Coffin & the Mu'tet, Sipe recently has toured with Keller Williams with Moseley, Droll and Sipe and Jimmy Herring Band
. He has been said to "live for music" by Herring, who says though he and Sipe have now known each other for years, Jeff Sipe remains his first choice of any drummer around with whom to play.
United States
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drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
. He is a rock and jazz fusion
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
drummer, however, he is proficient in many other styles which he has demonstrated in his decades of drumming. He is a founding member of Aquarium Rescue Unit
Aquarium Rescue Unit
Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit is an experimental rock group originally founded by Col. Bruce Hampton. The band gained popularity in the Atlanta club scene in the early 1990s and went on to tour with the first H.O.R.D.E. Tour. During the initial years, the band was composed of...
along with Col. Bruce Hampton. He also played with the self-applied Cajun Slamgrass Band Leftover Salmon
Leftover Salmon
Leftover Salmon is a jam band from Boulder, Colorado, formed in 1989. Their unique blend of bluegrass, rock, country, and Cajun/Zydeco, which the band calls "Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass", has found favor with the jam band scene...
and in the Zambiland Orchestra, an experimental big band featuring members of Phish
Phish
Phish is an American rock band noted for its musical improvisation, extended jams, and exploration of music across genres. Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 , the band's four members – Trey Anastasio , Mike Gordon , Jon Fishman , and Page McConnell Phish is an American rock band...
, Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Todd Nance, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guitarist Jimmy Herring...
and others. Currently touring in 2011 with Jeff Coffin & the Mu'tet, Sipe recently has toured with Keller Williams with Moseley, Droll and Sipe and Jimmy Herring Band
Jimmy Herring
Jimmy Herring is an American guitarist who is currently the lead guitarist in the band Widespread Panic. Herring is a founding member of Aquarium Rescue Unit and Jazz is Dead...
. He has been said to "live for music" by Herring, who says though he and Sipe have now known each other for years, Jeff Sipe remains his first choice of any drummer around with whom to play.
Aquarium Rescue Unit
- Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert, Vol. 2 (2007)
- The Calling (1997)
- In a Perfect World (1994)
- eeePee (1994)
- Mirrors of Embarrassment (1993)
- Col. Bruce Hampton & the Aquarium Rescue Unit (1992)
Hellborg, Lane, Sipe
- Jeff Sipe, Jonas Hellborg, Shawn Lane - PersonaePersonae (album)Personae is the sixth collaborative live album by bassist Jonas Hellborg and guitarist Shawn Lane, released in 2002 through Bardo Records.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Shawn Lane – electric guitar*Jeff Sipe – drums...
(2002) - Jonas Hellborg - ZenhouseZenhouseZenhouse is the fourth collaborative live album by bassist Jonas Hellborg and guitarist Shawn Lane, released in 1999 through Bardo Records.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Shawn Lane – acoustic guitar...
(1999) - Jeff Sipe, Jonas Hellborg, Shawn Lane - Time Is the EnemyTime Is the EnemyTime Is the Enemy is the third collaborative live album by bassist Jonas Hellborg and guitarist Shawn Lane, released in 1997 through Bardo Records; a remastered edition was reissued in 2004.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Shawn Lane – electric guitar...
(1997) - Jeff Sipe, Jonas HellborgJonas HellborgJonas Hellborg is a Swedish bass guitarist. He has collaborated with John McLaughlin, Ustad Sultan Khan, Fazal Qureshi, Bill Laswell, Shawn Lane, Jens Johansson, Michael Shrieve, V. Selvaganesh, Mattias IA Eklundh and Buckethead....
, Shawn LaneShawn LaneShawn Lane was an American musician. Although piano was his first instrument, he quickly became a noted player in underground guitar circles and joined Black Oak Arkansas when he was just fourteen years old....
- Temporal Analogues of ParadiseTemporal Analogues of ParadiseTemporal Analogues of Paradise is the second collaborative live album by bassist Jonas Hellborg and guitarist Shawn Lane, released in 1996 through Day Eight Music; a remastered edition was reissued through Bardo Records in 2004.-Track listing:...
(1996)
Keller Williams with Moseley, Droll and Sipe
- Live – Keller WilliamsKeller WilliamsKeller Williams is an American musician from Fredericksburg, Virginia, who began performing in the early 1990s. He is also known by the names K-Dub or just Keller, when performing. Williams' music combines elements of bluegrass, folk, alternative rock, reggae, electronica/dance, jazz, funk, and...
(2008)
Jeff Coffin & the Mu'tet
- Jeff Coffin & the Mutet - LIVE! - Jeff Coffin & the Mu'tet (2011) [www.earuprecords.com]
- DUET - w/Jeff Coffin (2011) [www.compassrecords.com]
- Bloom - Jeff Coffin Mu'tet (2006) [www.compassrecords.com]
Other
- Lifeboat - Jimmy Herring BandJimmy HerringJimmy Herring is an American guitarist who is currently the lead guitarist in the band Widespread Panic. Herring is a founding member of Aquarium Rescue Unit and Jazz is Dead...
(2008) - Original Boardwalk Style - Trey Anastasio and the Undectet (2008)
- Improvision – Alex Machacek, Jeff Sipe, Matthew Garrison (2007)
- Timeless – Jeff Sipe (2006)
- Jeff Sipe, Paul Hanson, Jonas Hellborg – Jeff Sipe, Paul Hanson, Jonas HellborgJonas HellborgJonas Hellborg is a Swedish bass guitarist. He has collaborated with John McLaughlin, Ustad Sultan Khan, Fazal Qureshi, Bill Laswell, Shawn Lane, Jens Johansson, Michael Shrieve, V. Selvaganesh, Mattias IA Eklundh and Buckethead....
(2005)
External links
- Apartment-Q258, Official Jeff Sipe site
- Jeff Sipe MySpace site
- Jeff Sipe on [ Allmusic]
- Official page for Keller Williams with Moseley Droll and Sipe
- Jeff Sipe Bio on Leftover SalmonLeftover SalmonLeftover Salmon is a jam band from Boulder, Colorado, formed in 1989. Their unique blend of bluegrass, rock, country, and Cajun/Zydeco, which the band calls "Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass", has found favor with the jam band scene...
official site.