Jerry Leake

Jerry Leake is an American world percussionist, composer, author, and educator who specializes in Indian, African, Caribbean, and jazz traditions. He is experienced with flamenco, Turkish and Middle Eastern styles.

Faculty positions

Jerry Leake is an associate professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston and has been affiliated with Berklee since 1993. He graduated with a diploma from Berklee in professional music in 1985.
Jerry is on the faculty at the New England Conservatory where he teaches classes and ensembles on African music, Rhythm Skills, and World Rhythm. At NEC, he is affiliated with the Abreu Fellow Program, and the NEC Intercultural Institute.
He has been an artist-in-residence at Jacob's Pillow, Rivers Music School, and the University of Michigan in Kalamazoo.

Publications

Series A.I.M. Percussion Text

Manuals for Drum Set

Belrak: demonic independence

Agbekor for Solo Drum Set

Gahu for Solo Drum Set

South Indian Rhythms for Drum Set

Articles Published in PAS Magazine">Percussive Arts Society">PAS Magazine

Five Steps to the Stage

Flamenco Compas for Alegrias

Modes of the African Bell

The Three Ts

3+3+2 Rhythm Structure

Harmonic Time

Jati Rhythm Scales

a-rhythm-etic

The Biology of Rhythm

Discography

As a Leader

Cubist

Cubist Live

Mobeus

The Turning

Vibrance

Bu'ahbl

As a Co-Leader/Sideman

Natraj

Song of the Swan

Deccan Dance

Meet Me Anywhere

The Goat Also Gallops

Club d'Elf

So Below

Now I Understand

As Above

Ken Schaphorst Big Band

After Blue

Making Lunch

Teachers

North India : Rajeev & Shreeram Devasthali, Todd Nardin, Koashal Anand

West Africa: Ewe music with Godwin Agbeli & sons, Dagomba music with Alhaji Dolsi-naa Abubakari Lunna ; Souleymane Coulibaly of Badenya Les Frères Coulibaly, Prof. David Locke

South India : T.K. Ramakrishnan

Afro-Cuban : Pablo Landrum, Hilary Noble

Vibraphone: Gary Burton, Ed Saindon

Self-taught: Egyptian riq, African tar, Moroccan bendir, Spanish cajón, udu drums, berimbau, Venezuelan maracas