Person Jost Nickel

Jost Nickel belongs to the golden generation of drummers from Germany. A top player, like his friends Anika Nilles (one of Jost’s students), and Benny Greb, Jost is taking contemporary drumming in new directions. His name appears within the credits of many hit records at home, as well as abroad. He has played and recorded with Jazz Greats like Randy Brecker, Jeff Lorber, Bob Mintzer, Jimmy Haslip, Barry Finnerty, Mitch Forman, Brandon Fields, and many more. Consequently, Jost invited Jeff Lorber, Jimmy Haslip, and Barry Finnerty to play on his solo album “The Check In” which was released in 2021. Jost, who studied at Drummers Collective in New York, has made his mark with numerous international performances, including Montréal Drum Fest (Canada), PASIC (USA), NAMM Show (USA), Meinl Drum Festival, UK-Drum Show, and Tam-Tam Festival in Spain. He also appeared on Drumeo (Canada) twice in 2015 & 2018. Jost was nominated “Best Clinician” by Modern Drummer Magazine in 2016 and was voted on MusicRadar’s list of “the 10 best drum clinicians in the world” in 2016 & 2017. In 2022, Jost was nominated “Best Funk Drummer” by Drumeo.