Willie Jones III

Willie Jones III is a Grammy-winning jazz drummer born in Los Angeles in 1968, renowned for his hard-bop and swing stylings. As bandleader, composer, and producer, he has performed with jazz legends including Roy Hargrove, Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, and Sonny Rollins, and founded WJ3 Records in 2000 to champion hard-bop traditions. He has been a drum professor at Northwestern University since 2009 and is consistently recognized in DownBeat magazine's annual critics polls.