Jerry Leake

Jerry Leake (born June 19, 1959) 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 (since in 1991) 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
Relating Sound & Time

Master Drummers of West Africa

African Bell Ritual

Drum Set Adaptations of North Indian Tabla

Clave

Series A.I.M. Percussion Text

Vol. I: Afro-American Aspects

Vol. II: Indian Influence

Vol. III: Mallets, Meters & Multiple Percussion

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
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

As a Leader
Cubist

Cubist Live

Mobeus

The Turning

Vibrance

Bu'ahbl

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 (tabla): Rajeev & Shreeram Devasthali, Todd Nardin, Koashal Anand

West Africa: Ewe music with Godwin Agbeli & sons, Dagomba music with Alhaji Dolsi-naa Abubakari Lunna (1991–2009); Souleymane Coulibaly of Badenya Les Frères Coulibaly, Prof. David Locke

South India (mridangam/theory): T.K. Ramakrishnan

Afro-Cuban (congas, miscellaneous percussion): Pablo Landrum, Hilary Noble

Vibraphone: Gary Burton, Ed Saindon

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