Taru Alexander

Taru Alexander is an award-winning American jazz drummer, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of jazz legend Roland Alexander, an American post-bop jazz tenor saxophone player from Boston, Massachusetts. During his three decades of professionally successful career, Taru appeared as a sideman on more than 100 albums. As a leader, Taru released in 2014 album "KoJo Time" and most recently in 2022 "Echoes of the Masters" under Sunnyside Records. Taru performed domestically and internationally with Abbey Lincoln, Betty Carter, Roland Alexander, Roy Hargrove, Roy Hargrove Alumni Big band, Carlos Garnett, Rodney Kendrick, Branford Marsalis, Danny Mixon, Gary Bartz, Carlos Garnett, Reggie Workman, Bill Saxton, Kirk Lightsey, Mark Whitfield, Benito Gonzales, Santi Debriano, Christian McBride, Kenny Davis, Mulgrew Miller, Benny Green, David Kikoski, Marcus Strickland, Hank Jones, and many more…