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Susie Ibarra is an American percussionist and composer of jazz, opera, experimental, and avant-garde music. She is probably best known for her work as a jazz drummer, and is noted for her dynamic range and expressive technique, as well as her incorporation of diverse styles and influences, such as blues, gamelan, and kulintang.
A Filipino American, Ibarra was born in Anaheim, California, and was raised in Seabrook, near Houston, Texas. She learned to play piano as a child, and played drums for a punk rock band while in high school. While at Sarah Lawrence College in the late 1980s, Ibarra attended a Sun Ra performance which she has credited with kindling her interest in jazz. She also attended the Mannes College of Music, and Goddard College, where she received her B.A. Ibarra has lived in New York since 1989.
She has performed with, among others, the David S. Ware Quartet, the Matthew Shipp Trio, William Parker, Assif Tsahar (her ex-husband), John Zorn, Pauline Oliveros, Derek Bailey, Wadada Leo Smith, Yo La Tengo, and Thurston Moore. In 1999, she began performing as a bandleader, and she continues to collaborate with other musicians performing in a variety of genres. Ibarra's current collaborations include the Susie Ibarra Trio with Jennifer Choi and Craig Taborn, Electric Kulintang with Roberto Rodriguez, Mephista with Sylvie Couvoisier and Ikue Mori, Mundo Ninos, and the Mark Dresser and Susie Ibarra Duo.
Awards and accolades
- "Best Drummer" nomination - Village Voice
- "Best Drummer" nomination - Downbeat
- "Best Drummer" nomination - The Wire
- "New Talent of the Year - 1997" - Jazziz Magazine
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