Obed Calvaire


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American drummer, born in 1982 in Miami, Florida.
He was a candidate for a master of music degree in jazz drum set at Manhattan School of Music and has recently graduated in May 2005. He received his bachelor’s degree from Manhattan School of Music in 2003, completing the undergraduate degree requirements in three years. He has performed with major jazz artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Danilo Perez, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Bobby Watson, Barney McAll, Lorenz Kellhuber, Mark Murphy, Stefon Harris, Orlando Le Fleming, Josh Roseman, Eric Reed and Buster Williams...

ALBUMS


Obed Calvaire
150 Million Gold Francs
2024, LP, Album, Ropeadope
Tomer Cohen, Matt Penman, Obed Calvaire
Not The Same River
2023, CD, Album, Hypnote Records
Ben Winkelman, Matt Penman, Obed Calvaire, Gilad Hekselman
Heartbeat
2023, CD, Album, OA2 Records
Bob Franceschini, Orlando Le Fleming, Kevin Hays, Obed Calvaire
Whole Lotta Love: The Music Of Led Zeppelin
2021, CD,
Dave Holland, Kevin Eubanks, Obed Calvaire
Another Land
2021, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Fusion
Gary Versace, Jay Anderson, Obed Calvaire
All For Now
2020, CD, Album, SteepleChase
SFJazz Collective, Miguel Zenon, David Sanchez (3), Obed Calvaire, Sean Jones (2), Edward Simon, Robin Eubanks, Matt Penman, Warren Wolf
Live: SFJazz Center 2017: Original Compositions & Music of Thelonious Monk, Ornette Coleman, Stevie Wonder
2017, 2xCD, Dlx, Num, S/Edition + DVD, SFJAZZ Records
SFJazz Collective, David Sánchez*, Obed Calvaire, Miguel Zenón*, Robin Eubanks, Matt Penman, Warren Wolf, Edward Simon, Avishai E. Cohen
Live At SFJazz Center 2014: The Music Of Joe Henderson & Original Compositions
2014, 2xCD, Album, Ltd, Num, SFJAZZ Records
Matteo Sabattini, MSNYQ, Aaron Parks, Obed Calvaire, Chris Potter
Metamorpho
2012, CD, Album, Fresh Sound New Talent,
SFJazz Collective
Twenty Year Retrospective 2004-2024 Volume 2
2024, LP, Ltd, SFJAZZ Records
SFJazz Collective
Live: SFJazz Center 2019 (Miles Davis 'In A Silent Way' And Sly & The Family Stone 'Stand!'
2020, CD, Album, Ltd, SFJAZZ Records,
Ben Winkelman Trio
Balance
2019, CD, Album, OA2 Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz
SFJazz Collective
The Music Of Antônio Carlos Jobim & Original Compositions (Live: SFJazz Center 2018)
2019, 2xCD, Album, Ltd, Num, SFJAZZ Records
SFJazz Collective
Music of Miles Davis & Original Compositions: Live: SFJAZZ Center 2016
2017, 2xCD, Album, Ltd, Num, Dig, SFJAZZ Records, ,
Bop/Modal/Fusion/Post Bop
SFJazz Collective
Live: SFJAZZ Center 2015 The Music Of Michael Jackson And Original Compositions
2015, 2xCD, Ltd, Num, SFJAZZ Records
SFJazz Collective
10th Anniversary: Best of Live at the SFJazz Center Oct 10 through 13, 2013
2014, CD, Dig, SFJAZZ Records,
Sean Jones Quartet
Im.Pro.Vise Never Before Seen
2014
SFJazz Collective
Live:SFJAZZ Center 2013 The Music Of Chick Corea & New Compositions
2013, 2xCD, Album, Ltd, Num, SFJAZZ Records,
Linda Oh Trio
Entry
2008, CD, Album, Not On Label
Eli Degibri Trio
Live At Louis 649
2008
David Kikoski Trio
Live At Smalls
2008
Aaron Parks Trio
Shadows
2002, CD, Album, Keynote (10)
Aaron Parks Quintet
The Wizard
2001, CD, Album, Keynote (10)

APPEARANCES +


Michael Thomas
The Illusion Of Choice
2024, CD, Album, Criss Cross Jazz
Courtney Cutchins
Grunge To Grace
2024, CD, Album, Laseryn Music
Ben Wendel
Understory: Live At The Village Vanguard
2024
Etienne Charles
Creole Orchestra
2024, Vinyl,
Peter Cincotti
Killer On The Keys
2023, CD, Album, Freddy Eggs Records,
Various
For Jazz Ballad Fans Only Vol.4
2023, LP, Comp, Terasima Records
Linda May Han Oh*
The Glass Hours
2023, 10xFile, MP3, Album, 320, Biophilia Records,
JD Walter*
What The World Needs Now
2023, CD, Album, Hou, Arkadia Records, ,
Ballad/Cabaret/Cool Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Swing/Vocal
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Mélusine
2023
Lisa Hilton
Paradise Cove
2022, CD, Album, Ruby Slippers Productions
Mike Moreno
Standards From Film
2022
Monty Alexander
The Montreux Years
2022,
Jordan Peters
Dreams
2021, 12xFile, MP3, Album, Not On Label
Tobias Meinhart
The Painter
2021
Sofija Knežević*
Sofijazz
2020, LP, Album, Not On Label
Jesse Fischer
Resilience
2020,
Will Vinson
Four Forty One
2020
Vincent Bourgeyx
Cosmic Dream
2019, CD, Album, Paris Jazz Underground
Monty Alexander
Wareika Hill: Rasta-Monk Vibrations
2019, CD, Album, MACD Records,
Godwin Louis
Global
2019, 2xCD, Album, Blue Room Music (2), ,
Contemporary Jazz/Soul-Jazz
Zhenya Strigalev & Federico Dannemann
The Change
2019
David Sanchez
Carib
2019
Matt Penman
Good Question
2018, CD, Album, Sunnyside, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Maurice Frank
Mad Romance And Love
2018, CD, Album, Jumo Music
Peter Cincotti
Long Way From Home
2017, CD, Album, Freddy Eggs Records
Kevin Field
The A List
2017, CD, Warner Music
Bob Reynolds
Hindsight
2017, CD, Album, Ltd, Bob Reynolds Music
Monty Alexander
Road Dog
2017, CD, MACD Records,
Tom Kennedy
Points Of View
2017
Sean Jones
Live From Jazz At The Bistro
2017, CD, ,
Hard Bop/Post Bop
Vincent Bourgeyx
Short Trip
2016, CD, Album, Fresh Sound New Talent
Matt Baker
Almost Blue
2016, CD, Album, Jazzelm Music
Brian Lynch
Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz Perspective On The Music Of Woody Shaw
2016, 2x CD, ,
Latin Jazz
Zach Brock
Serendipity
2015, CD, Album, Criss Cross Jazz, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Bop
Jean Caze
Amédé
2015, 10xFile, FLAC, Album, Jean Caze
Joanna Pascale
Wildflower
2015, CD, Album, Stiletto Records,
Lorenz Kellhuber Standard Experience
The Brooklyn Session
2015, CD, Blackbird Records (3)
David Binney
Anacapa
2014, CD, Album, Criss Cross Jazz
Mali Music
Mali Is...
2014, CD, Album, Bystorm Entertainment, RCA, ,
Contemporary R&B/Conscious/Religious
Helen Sung
Anthem For A New Day
2014, CD, Album, Concord Jazz
Phil Markowitz / Zach Brock
Perpetuity
2014, CD, Album, Dot Time Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Zach Brock
Purple Sounds
2014, CD, Album, Criss Cross Jazz, ,
Bop/Gypsy Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Fusion
Olivia Trummer
Fly Now
2014, CD, Album, Contemplate Music
Monty Alexander
Harlem-Kingston Express Vol. 2: The River Rolls On
2014,
Jacques Schwarz-Bart
Jazz Racine Haiti
2014, ,
Latin Jazz/Fusion
Umberto Echo
Elevator Dubs
2013, CD, Album, 19_Enja, 19_Enja, ,
Dub/Fusion/Contemporary Jazz/Reggae
Marek Niedźwiecki
Smooth Jazz Cafe 13
2013, 2xCD, Comp, Magic Records, ,
Smooth Jazz/Easy Listening
Richard Bona
Bonafied
2013, CD, ,
African
Joe
DoubleBack: Evolution Of R&B
2013, CD Target Exclusive, ,
Soul/Contemporary R&B
Etienne Charles
Creole Soul
2013,
The Clayton Brothers
The Gathering
2012, CD, Album, ArtistShare
Nadje Noordhuis
Nadje Noordhuis
2012, CD, Album, Little Mystery Records
Mario Canonge
Mitan
2012
Yosvany Terry
Today's Opinion
2012, CD,
Kazumi Watanabe
Live At Iridium
2012
Don Aliquo
Sun & Shield
2011, CD, Album, dig, Artists Recording Collective
Kazumi Watanabe
Tricoroll
2011
Musiq Soulchild
Musiqinthemagiq
2011, CD, ,
Neo Soul/Contemporary R&B
Monty Alexander
Harlem-Kingston Express Live!: At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, NYC
2011, ,
Hard Bop
Sean Jones
No Need For Words
2011, CD,
Tony Grey
Unknown Angels
2010, CD, Album, Dig, ObliqSound
Brian Hogans
Evidence Of Things To Come
2010, CD, Album, Turnaround Records (2)
Matteo Sabattini, MSNYQ
Dawning
2010, CD, Album, Fresh Sound New Talent
Jacám Manricks*
Trigonometry
2010, CD, Album, Posi-Tone
Various
Disney Jazz Volume 1 Everybody Wants To Be A Cat
2010, ,
Soundtrack/Contemporary Jazz/Bop/Cool Jazz/Latin Jazz
Ada Rovatti
Green Factor
2009, CD, Album, Piloo Records & Productions, ,
Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk/Fusion
Shayna Steele
I'll Be Anything
2009, CD, Album, Highyella Lowbrown Records
Barney McAll
Flashbacks
2009, CD, Album, Dig, Not On Label,
Bona*
The Ten Shades Of Blues
2009, CD, ,
African/Hindustani/Fusion/Vocal
Sean Jones
The Search Within
2009, CD,
Joe
Signature
2009, ,
Contemporary R&B
Clayton Brothers*
Brother To Brother
2008, CD, Album, Dig, ArtistShare,
Philip Dizack Quintet Featuring Greg Tardy
Live In Barcelona
2008, DVD-V, All, Fresh Sound New Talent
Mackenson Jonassaint
Koze'm
2008, CD, Not On Label,
Monday Michiru
Nexus
2008
Alyssa Graham
Echo
2008, ,
Folk/Indie Pop
Peter Cincotti
East Of Angel Town
2007, CD,
Sean Jones
Kaleidoscope
2007,
Julio Nava
No Tengas Más Prisa
2006, CD, Album, JJ Music (6)
Nellie McKay
Pretty Little Head
2006, 2x CD Digisleeve, ,
Folk Rock/Pop Rap/Vocal/Lounge/Big Band/Ballad
Sean Jones
Roots
2006,
Philip Dizack
Beyond A Dream
2005, CD, Album, Fresh Sound New Talent
Buyu Ambroise
Blues In Red
2004, CD, Album, Justin Time
Emeline Michel
Rasin Kreyol
2004
Manhattan School Of Music Jazz Orchestra Conducted By Justin DiCoccio With Dave Liebman*
Sketches Of Spain Live!
2002, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz/Modal
Tom Kennedy
Points Of View
2017,