Jeff Sipe

Born: January 31, 1959

Jeff began to play drums in the sixth grade. Then In 1975, Jeff��s first stepping stone was attending the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music. �� One of Jeff��s dreams finally came true when he was accepted to Berklee in 1977. While at Berklee, Jeff studied under Bob Kaufman and Bill Norine, he attended clinics given by Alan Dawson and was taken under by his mentor Lee Venters. Jeff was lucky enough to attend Berklee with an impressive cast of musicians like Branford Marsalis, Bill Frisell, Mike Stern and Jeff Watts, Kevin Eubanks, Dean Parks, Steve Vai, just to name a few. While studying at Berklee, Jeff met and played in a band with Steve Vai and Baron Brown called ��Winter��

All About Music��My AAJ Experience

by Alan Bryson
September 8, 2025

Music & Taste Music and food have a lot in common. Variety is the key--without it, even the best prepared food loses its appeal. It is telling that we speak of “musical taste," even though we experience music through our ears. Genres like jazz and classical music weave together themes, patterns, harmonies, and mathematical ...

Project Z: Rainbow

by Mike Jacobs
April 4, 2025

Souvik Dutta: 20 Years of Abstract Logix

by Mike Jacobs
September 27, 2024

If you are a music lover, you may already know the name Souvik (pronounced show-vik) Dutta. Over the last 20 years, he has taken his Abstract Logix enterprise from a pre-YouTube streaming platform to a music retail website to a niche imprint to a respected independent label boasting a top-tier roster that includes the likes of ...

Lenny White, Petite Blonde-Live, Uncle Moe's Space Ranch and School Of The Arts

by Len Davis
August 23, 2024

Drummer Lenny White, Dave Liebman, Anthony Jackson, Bill Evans Sax, Dennis Chambers, and German band The Intergalactic Maiden Ballet. School Of The Arts with the late T Lavitz and Dave Weckl. Brett Garsed with Uncle Moe's Space Ranch and Cosmic Farm with Jeff Sipe.Playlist Lenny White “Door # 3" from The New Universe Music ...

Hiromi, Alex Machacek, Jeff Sipe and Steve Weingart

by Len Davis
December 22, 2023

We begin with Hiromi from Brain, Chicago band Bad Dog U, Kick The Cat with Scramble and Alex Machacek from Improvision. Guitarist Nguy?n Le interpreting the music of Jimi Hendrix, Chris Poland from OHM and drummer Jeff Sipe from Timeless. Also, keyboard player Steve Weingart and bassist Adam Nitti . Playlist Hiromi “Kung-Fu world Champion" ...

Bassist Gary Willis, Alex Machacek and a feature on Tone Centre records

by Len Davis
November 20, 2022

Jeff Sipe Trio, Gary Willis, FAT, John McLaughlin. Plus a feature on Tone Centre Records with Vital Tech Tones 2, Cause and Effect, Uncle Moe's Space Ranch and Extraction .Playlist Jeff Sipe-Trio “Home Town" from Jeff Sipe Trio (Abstract Logix) 00:00 Gary Willis “Disconnectivity" from Retro (Abstract Logix) 07:14 FAT “Holiday In Tamelin" from ...

The 4 Korners, Jeff Sipe Trio, Gary Willis and Hiromi

by Len Davis
February 6, 2022

A new release from The 4 Korners, plus Jeff Sipe Trio, Gary Willis, and Hiromi.Playlist The 4 Korners “Arcade Nights" from Arcade Nights (Self Produced) 00:00 Band Of Other Brothers “Babko from City Of Cranes (Self Produced) 06:20 Jeff Sipe Trio"Lightning Man" from Jeff Sipe Trio (Abstract Logix) 12:39 Gary Willis “Disconnectivity" from Retro ...

Weather Report, Frank Gambale, Alec Machacek and more

by Len Davis
December 12, 2020

New releases from Chris Potter, Oz Noy and Scott Jones, plus old favourites from John McLaughlin and Weather Report. Playlist Weather Report “Freezing Fire" from Live and Unreleased (Columbia) 00:00 Paradox “Twistedology" from The First Second (Tip Toe records) 07:57 Metro “Earthplak" from Metro (Lipstick Records) 15:51 Frank Gambale “Smug" from Raison D'Etre (Wombat ...

Brandon ��Taz�� Niederauer: A Minor with a Major Future

by Alan Bryson
July 7, 2020

Though only seventeen, guitarist/singer/songwriter Brandon Niederauer has amassed a staggering list of accomplishments. At age ten he was a guest and performer on?The Ellen DeGeneres Show--the YouTube clip of which has over 3,200,000 views. Two years later he landed a role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway Musical, School of Rock. He has performed a Hendrixesque version ...