Joe Saylor Last updated August 12, 2025 Career Saylor plays percussion in The Late Show Band , the house band for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert . He also performs at various jazz clubs, festivals, and venues worldwide. He has conducted jazz workshops at various educational institutions, such as Stanford University . He has performed at venues including the Howard Theater , [ 2] the White House , [ 3] Lincoln Center , [ 4] Rockwood Music Hall , Webster Hall , and the Great GoogaMooga . [ 5]
He has performed or recorded with Jon Batiste , Roy Hargrove , Wynton Marsalis , Dwayne Dolphin , Steve Wilson , Joe Lovano , Jon Faddis , Slide Hampton , Ellis Marsalis , and Emmet Cohen on his "Live at Emmet's Place" series.
He appeared on the cover and feature article of the April 2016 issue of Modern Drummer , [ 6] was featured in the March 2014 issue of Drum Magazine , [ 7] and appeared on the HBO series Treme in 2010. [ 8]
Discography Sources: [ 11] [ 12]
Live In New York: At The Rubin Museum Of Art (self-released, 2006)Jazz is Now (Naht Jona, 2013) – drums, tambourine , group memberSocial Music (Razor & Tie , 2013) – drums, tambourine, associate producer, composerChristmas With Jon Batiste (self-released, 2016)Hollywood Africans (Verve , 2018)Anatomy of Angels: Live at the Village Vanguard (Verve, 2019) – drumsChronology of a Dream: Live at the Village Vanguard (Verve, 2019) – drumsA Little Bit of Soul (Universal , 2020) – drumsWe Are: Roots & Traditions (Verve, 2020) Soul: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Walt Disney , 2020) Live at Electric Lady (Verve, 2021) – drums, tambourine We Are (Verve, 2021) – drums, tambourineWe Are the Golden Ones (Universal, 2021) – drumsThe Summer Collection (Universal, 2022) – drums, tambourineThe Evening Collection (Universal, 2022) – drumsThe Nominated Collection (Universal, 2022) – tambourineSaturday Night [Original Score] (Saturday Night /Sony Music , 2024) – drumsThe New Orleans Collection (Universal, 2025) – drums, tambourineWith others Craig Davis, Out of the Gate (Alanna, 2006) – main personnel, drums Matt Savage , Hot Ticket: Live In Boston (Savage, 2008) Kęstutis Vaiginis, Unexpected Choices (Semplice, 2008) Various artists, The Roads They've Taken (International Trumpet Guild , 2009) Various artists, Lithuanian Jazz Federation Presents: LT Jazz From Lithuania 2010 (NoBusiness /Lithuanian Jazz Federation, 2010) Cyrille Aimée , Live At Smalls (SmallsLIVE , 2011) Spike Wilner, La Tendresse (Posi-Tone , 2012) – drums Nick Vayenas, Some Other Time (Whirlwind , 2013) Various artists, Boardwalk Empire , Vol. 2 [Music from the Original HBO Series] (ABKCO /Universal, 2013) – drums Various artists, Boardwalk Empire, Vol. 3: Music from HBO Series [Original Soundtrack] (ABKCO, 2015) – percussion Lori Henriques, Legion of Peace: Songs Inspired by Laureates (Motéma Music , 2018) – drums, percussion Lauren Henderson , Alma Oscura (Brontosaurus, 2020) Remy Le Boeuf , Architecture of Storms (Soundspore, 2021) – tambourine Julius Rodriguez , Let Sound Tell All (Verve, 2022) – drums Jon Lampley, Night Service Live At LunAtico (self-released, 2024) References ↑ "Joe Saylor, Rise Up" . Modern Drummer . Retrieved May 11, 2019 . ↑ "Jon Batiste and Stay Human perform at Howard Theatre" . nestor.minsk.by . Retrieved March 4, 2014 . ↑ "Search – Smalls Jazz Club" . smallsjazzclub.com . Retrieved March 4, 2014 . ↑ "Bryan Carter-Joe Saylor Jazz Band Drum Fest!" . lincolncenter.org . Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Retrieved March 4, 2014 . ↑ "Jonathan Batiste Bassist Phil Kuehn Drummer Joe Saylor… News Photo | Getty Images UK | 169011941" . gettyimages.com . Getty Images UK. Retrieved March 4, 2014 . ↑ "Jon Batiste and Stay Human's Joe Saylor - Late-Night Deep Grooves" . Modern Drummer . Retrieved May 13, 2016 – via moderndrummer.com. 1 2 "DRUM! Magazine – Drumming For Fanatics" . drummagazine.com . Retrieved March 4, 2014 . ↑ "Treme Pictures, Jonathon Batiste Photos, Tony Jarvis Pics, Phillip Kuehn Pictures, Rob Brown Photos, Joseph Saylor Pics – Photo Gallery: Treme" . TV Guide . Retrieved March 4, 2014 – via tvguide.com. ↑ "TAMA STAR Drums - Joe Saylor" . www.tama.com . Retrieved May 26, 2022 . ↑ "Joe Saylor Rise Up!" . Modern Drummer Magazine . Retrieved May 26, 2022 . ↑ "Joe Saylor Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More ..." AllMusic . Retrieved June 22, 2025 . ↑ "Joe Saylor" . Discogs (in German). Retrieved June 22, 2025 . External links
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