Smoke The Heath Brothers Keith MacDonald Trio David Amram Quartet TanaReid Secret Agent Men The Ali Ryerson Jazz Flute Big Band Bruno De Filippi Quintet The Charlie Parker Memorial Band The Pete Malinverni Trio The Asian American Jazz Trio The Greg Marvin Quartet Spike Robinson • Al Cohn Quintet
ex Jim Hall Trio, Art Farmer Quartet, Tete Montoliu Trio, Don Friedman Trio, Art Farmer Quintet, Larry Vuckovich Trio, Joe Carter Quartet
ex Jim Hall Trio, Art Farmer Quartet, Tete Montoliu Trio, Don Friedman Trio, Art Farmer Quintet, Larry Vuckovich Trio, Joe Carter Quartet
American jazz drummer, born 14 March 1952 in San Jose, California, USA
Plays drums, percussion, keyboards, and is a bandleader. Has played with many jazz musicians, including Branford Marsalis.
ALBUMS
Akira Tana Trio* featuring Shingo Kano & Yasutaka Yorozu
A New Picture I
2024, CD, Album, ShinRec
Akira Tana & Otonowa
Ai San San – Love's Radiance
2019, CD, Album, Vegamusic
Akira Tana
JAZZaNOVA
2017, CD, Album, Vegamusic, 
Akira Tana, Art Hirahara, Masaru Koga, Noriyuki Ken Okada
Otonowa
2017, CD, Album, Ltd, RE, Vega
Kazuhiko Takeda Trio With Akira Tana
Takeda Meets Tana Again
2015, CD, Album, Waon Records
Ken Berman, Kai Eckhardt, Akira Tana
Sound Poetry
2014, CD, Album, dig, MMG Inc. (2)
Mimi Fox Featuring Akira Tana And Chris Enghauser
Live At The Palladium
2011, DVD-V, Favored Nations Entertainment
Ken Berman, Kai Eckhardt, Akira Tana
Looking Foward
2009, CD, Album, MMG Music (2)
Akira Tana With Ted Lo And Rufus Reid
Moon Over The World
2004, CD, ,
, Acoustic/Contemporary Jazz
Akira Tana
Secret Agent Men
2002
Rob Schneiderman, Rufus Reid, Akira Tana
Keepin' In The Groove
1996, CD, ,
, Bop/Post Bop
Giacomo Gates With Harold Danko - Rufus Reid - Akira Tana - Jerome Richardson
Blue Skies
1995, CD, Album, DMP, ,
, Bop
Akira Tana, Jamey Aebersold
Vol. 57: Minor Blues In All Keys
1993, CD, Jamey Aebersold
Gene Bertoncini with Akira Tana and Rufus Reid
Acoustic Romance
1993
Sumi Tonooka With Rufus Reid And Akira Tana
With An Open Heart
1986, LP, Radiant Records (5)
Rufus Reid
Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project
2014, CD, Album, Enh, Dig, Motéma, ,
, Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
S.O.P.*
New York To Brazil
1998, CD, Album, Alfa, 
,
, Bossa Nova
Stevens, Siegel & Ferguson
Points Of View
1997, CD, Album, Imaginary Records (3), Imaginary Records (3)
TanaReid
Looking Forward
1995, CD, Album, Evidence (5)
Shinichi Kato, B-Hot Creations
Something Close To Love
1994, CD, Album, Paddle Wheel, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Fusion/Contemporary Jazz
TanaReid
Blue Motion
1993
Project G-7
A Tribute To Wes Montgomery Volume I
1993, CD,
Asian American Jazz Trio*
Moon Over The World
1993, CD, 
Eijiro Nakagawa & Funk '55
Eijiro Nakagawa & Funk '55
1992
The Asian American Jazz Trio
Sound Circle
1992
Secret Agent Men
Secret Agent Men
1992
Project G-7
A Tribute To Wes Montgomery Volume II
1992
TanaReid
Passing Thoughts
1992
The Tete Montoliu Trio*
A Spanish Treasure
1992, ,
, Bop
TanaReid
Yours And Mine
1991
James Moody
Sweet And Lovely
1989, CD,
The Pete Malinverni Trio
Heaven
2017, CD, Album, Saranac Records
The Ali Ryerson Jazz Flute Big Band
Game Changer
2013, CD, Capri Records (6)
Larry Vuckovich Trio
Street Scene
2006, CD, Album, Tetrachord Music
TanaReid
Back To Front
1998, CD, Album, Evidence (5)
Don Friedman Trio
Red Sky Waltz
1996, CD, Album, Alfa Jazz
The Charlie Parker Memorial Band
Bird Still Lives! Volume 1
1993
David Amram Quartet
Live At Musikfest!
1990, CD, Album, New Chamber Music, Inc.
David Amram Quartet
Live At Musikfest!
1990, Cass, Album, Dol, New Chamber Music, Inc.
Spike Robinson · Al Cohn Quintet
Henry B. Meets Alvin G. "Once In A Wild"
1987
The Greg Marvin Quartet
The Greg Marvin Quartet
1986, LP, Album, Hi-Hat Records (2)
Keith MacDonald Trio
Waiting
1986
Art Farmer Quintet
Mirage
1982, Vinyl, 
,
, Hard Bop
Smoke
Everything
1973
Jim Hall Trio
San Francisco 1986
2020, 2xCD, Album, RM, Unofficial, Equinox (10)
APPEARANCES +
Jack Wilkins
Opal
2025, CD, Album, RE, RM, CTI Records
Katerina Brown
Mirror
2019, CD, Album, Not On Label (Katerina Brown Self-Released), 
,
, Vocal/Bossa Nova/Hard Bop/Bop
Various
Jazz 100年 Part4 Jazz Masterpiece Collection 12 Jazz Ultimate Jazz Guitar
2019, CD, Comp, Universal Music,
Hafez Modirzadeh
Voices Unveiled
2018, CD, Album, LifeForceJazz Records
Sherri Roberts
Anybody's Spring
2017, CD, Album, Blue House Recordings, Pacific Coast Jazz
David Hardiman
Music Around The World Volume 2
2017, CD, Album, Not On Label (David Hardiman Self-released),
Dayna Stephens
New Day - The Emeryville Sessions Vol 3
2014, CD, Album, Vegamusic
Joe Cohn
Marathon Man - The Emeryville Sessions Vol 1
2014, CD, Album, Vegamusic, ,
, Hard Bop
Amy London
Bridges
2014, CD, Album, FiveCut Records
Art Farmer
The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note
2013, 6xCD, Album, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Soul Note, Black Saint, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Hard Bop/Post Bop
Terry Disley Experience*
Brubeck Vs. Guaraldi
2011, CD, Album, Disleyworld Music
Rhoda Scott
Beyond The Sea
2010, CD, Album, Doodlin' Records
The December 2nd Quartet Featuring Dominick Farinacci With Special Guest: Benny Green
Stars
2010, CD, Album, DIG, Vega Records (11), ,
, Bop/Ballad/Vocal
Greg Abate
'Live' In Monterey (Wave Street Sessions)
2010, CD, Album, Wave Street Studios
Chie Ayado Meets Junior Mance
Only You
2010, CD, Album, Blu, EWE Records, EWE Records
Bill Tapia
Livin' It Live
2009, CD, Album, Red Spider Productions
The December 2nd Quartet
A Night In Claremont
2007, CD, Vega Records (11),
Ron Kaplan
New York
2007, CD, Album, Kapland Records
Fred Wesley & The Swing'n Jazz All-Stars
It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing
2006, CD, Sons Of Sound Recorded Music
Phil Woods
Moonlight In Vermont
2005, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Quadromania
Lena Horne
An Evening With Lena Horne
2005, DVD, ,
, Vocal
Sarah Manning
House On Eddy Street
2004, CD, Album, Elflion Records
Various
Love My Jazz
2004, 4x CD, All Media,
Madeline Eastman
The Speed Of Life
2003, CD, Album, Mad-Kat Records, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Nancy Harrow
Winter Dreams
2003
The Art Farmer Quartet*
Artistry
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Concord Jazz, ,
, Bop
Charles McPherson Quartet
"Is That It? No, But..."
2001, CD, Album, Vega Records (11), ,
, Bop
Kenny Burrell
Lucky So And So
2001
Jim Hall
Ballad Essentials
2000, CD, Comp, Concord Jazz
Pat Metheny & The Heath Brothers
The Move To The Groove Session
2000
Tetsuro Kawashima
Eternal Affection
1999, CD, Album, Paddle Wheel
Various
Fish Tree Water Blues
1999, CD, ,
, Folk Rock/Folk/Rhythm & Blues/Blues Rock
Ruth Brown
A Good Day For The Blues
1999, 
,
, Soul-Jazz
James Moody
The Collected James Moody
1999, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Isao Miyoshi
Your Smile
1998, CD, Album, Paddle Wheel
Eloisa Deriu & Bruno De Filippi Quintet
Jazz Tune
1998, CD, Album, Playgame Music
Various
Blue Box2 (The Finest In Jazz Vocalists)
1998, 4xCD, Comp, Sli, Blue Note, EMI Music Canada, 
Royce Campbell
Pitapat
1998, CD, A-Records
Gloria Lynne
This One's On Me
1998, CD, Album, HighNote Records, Inc., ,
, Vocal
Jimmy Heath
The Professor
1998, CD, Comp, 32 Jazz,
Junior Mance
Blues & Ballads In The Night
1998, CD, Album, Paddle Wheel
Lena Horne
Being Myself
1998, CD, ,
, Smooth Jazz
Ruth Brown
R+B=Ruth Brown
1997, CD, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Modern Electric Blues
Jack Wilkins-Kenny Drew Jr. Quartet
Keep In Touch
1996, CD, Claves Jazz
Kayoko Miyama Featuring TanaReid With Mark Soskin
Best Regards
1996, CD, Album, Sound Hills Records
Various
Jazz Celebration: A Tribute To Carl Jefferson
1996, 4xCD + Box, Album, Concord Jazz, ,
, Bop/Swing/Post Bop/Vocal/Ballad/Bossa Nova/Latin Jazz
Various
Groovy (A Collection Of Rare Jazzy Club Tracks)
1996, CD, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Rock/Easy Listening/Latin Jazz
Cecil Taylor
Iwontunwonsi - Live At Sweet Basil
1995, CD, Album, Sound Hills Records
Cecil Taylor
Amewa - Live At Sweet Basil
1995, CD, Album, Sound Hills Records
Tana Reid* And Charles Licata
Rumour
1995, CD, Album, Charles Publishing
Sean Sullivan
American Jones
1995, CD, Album, Promo, Seansongs Ltd.
Lena Horne
An Evening With
1995, CD, ,
, Vocal
David Amram
On The Waterfront On Broadway (Original Broadway Soundtrack)
1995, ,
, Soundtrack/Musical/Score
Jack Kerouac & David Amram, David Amram Quartet
Pull My Daisy ... And Other Jazz Classics
1995,
Various
Last Night When We Were Young: The Ballad Album
1994, CD, ,
, Vocal/Ballad/Bop/Bossa Nova
Bernie Senensky
Homeland
1994
Lena Horne
We'll Be Together Again
1994, CD, ,
, Vocal
Claude Williams
Live At J's - Part 1
1993, CD, Album, Arhoolie Records
Claude Williams
Live At J's - Part 2
1993, CD, Album, Arhoolie Records, ,
, Swing
Various
Christmas Songs
1993, CD, ,
, Big Band/Cool Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Post Bop/Vocal/Holiday
Ruth Brown
The Songs Of My Life
1993
Hiro Takada
Good-Bye My Pal
1992, CD, RYU Music
Jack Wilkins
Mexico
1992
Ruth Brown
Fine And Mellow
1992
J.J. Johnson
Vivian
1992, CD,
The Tete Montoliu Trio*
A Spanish Treasure
1992
James L. Dean* With Claudio Roditi
Mise En Scene
1991, CD, Album, Cexton Records
Barbara Carroll
Live At The Carlyle
1991, CD, Album, Cabaret DRG
Claudio Roditi
Two Of Swords
1991, 
,
, Bossa Nova
Jamey Aebersold
Collectors' Items
1991
James Moody
Honey
1991
Greg Marvin
I'll Get By
1991
Sumi Tonooka
Taking Time
1991
Various
An Uptown Christmas
1990, CD, Album, Uptown Records (2), Uptown Records (2)
Teruo Nakamura & Superfriends (Rising Sun Band)*
Wind Smile
1990, ,
, Fusion
Various
Novus Sampler '90
1990
Warne Marsh
Newly Warne
1989, CD, Album, Storyville
Claudio Roditi
Slow Fire
1989, Vinyl, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Latin Jazz/MPB
Warne Marsh
Posthumous
1989
James Moody
Sweet And Lovely
1989
Carol Sloane
Love You Madly
1989
Van Dyke Parks
Tokyo Rose
1989, Vinyl, ,
, Symphonic Rock
Rob Schneiderman
New Outlook
1988, CD, Album, Reservoir (2), ,
, Bop
Various
Novus Sampler '88
1988, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Fusion/Post Bop
James Moody
Moving Forward
1988, CD, ,
, Post Bop
Claudio Roditi
Gemini Man
1988
Jimmy Heath
Peer Pleasure
1987
Karen Akers
In A Very Unusual Way
1987
Chris Connor
Classic
1987, ,
, Cool Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Swing
Carl Fontana
The Great Fontana
1987, CD, ,
, Bop/Swing
Jim Hall
Jim Hall's Three
1986
Pam Purvis / Bob Ackerman
Heart Song
1986
Roslyn Burrough
Love Is Here
1985, LP, Album, Sunnyside
Richard Todd
New Ideas
1985, LP, GM Recordings,
Claudio Roditi
Claudio!
1985, LP, Album, Uptown Records (2)
The Art Farmer Quintet*
You Make Me Smile
1985, ,
, Hard Bop
John Basile
Very Early
1985
Various
Jingle Bell Jazz
1985, CD, ,
, Bop/Hard Bop/Swing/Holiday
Joe Carter Quartet Featuring Art Farmer
My Foolish Heart
1985
Ron McCroby
The Other Whistler
1984, LP, Album, Concord Jazz,
Anita Gravine
Dream Dancing
1984, LP, Album, Progressive Records (2), ,
, Vocal
Harris Simon
Short Conversation
1983, LP, Album, PolJazz
Jack Wilkins
Opal
1983, LP, CTI Records, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
The Art Farmer Quartet*
Warm Valley
1983, ,
, Bop
Zoot Sims
Suddenly It's Spring
1983
Jack Wilkins
Captain Blued
1983
Al Cohn
Overtones
1982
The Zoot Sims Four*
The Innocent Years
1982, Vinyl, ,
, Cool Jazz
Heath Brothers*
Brotherly Love
1982, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Various
The New York Montreux Connection '81
1982, Vinyl,
Zoot Sims
I Wish I Were Twins
1981, Vinyl, ,
, Bop
Heath Brothers*
Expressions Of Life
1981, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Various
God Rest Ye Merry, Jazzmen
1981, ,
, Hard Bop/Holiday
The Heath Bros.*
Live At The Public Theater
1980, Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, ,
, Bop/Soul-Jazz/Latin Jazz/Post Bop
New England Conservatory Director Ran Blake
Third Stream Today
1979, LP, Album, New England Conservatory,
Various
Brass
1975
Various
Sons Of Sound Jazz 2004 For A New Generation
2004, CD, Comp, Sons Of Sound,
Various
InRadio 7: Olympic Hopefuls July-August 2004
2004, CD, Comp, Promo, Car, InRadio
Zoot Sims
Suddenly It's Spring
1999
The Zoot Sims Four*
The Innocent Years
CD, Album, Unofficial, ArsNova, 
,
, Cool Jazz
