Discography
Jas 5ive Album
Unforced Rhythm of Grace EP
Jas Kayser is at the heart of a new generation of drummers. From her formative years at Berklee College of Music under the mentorship of Terri Lyne Carrington, Ralph Peterson and Danilo Pérez, to leading her own band ‘Jas Kayser & Chums’, and touring globally with Lenny Kravitz for the past two years, she has emerged as a dynamic, powerful and genre-shifting force in contemporary music.
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As a solo artist, Jas has been steadily building a catalogue that reflects her expansive musical world. Her debut EP, Unforced Rhythm of Grace, introduced audiences to her distinctive compositional voice, followed by Jas 5ive in 2022. Her releases have received strong support across UK radio, championed by Jamie Cullum (BBC Radio 2), Julian Joseph (BBC Radio 3), Mary Anne Hobbs (BBC Radio 6 Music), as well as Jazz FM and Jazzwise magazine. With new music scheduled for 2026, Jas continues to push her sound forward, blending jazz foundations with contemporary rhythm, melody and groove.
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Kayser’s work has been recognised with numerous accolades. She won Jazz FM’s Breakthrough Act and Parliamentary Jazz Award for Newcomer in 2021, was nominated for MOBO Best Jazz Act in 2022, and in 2024 received nominations including Composer’s Award and Modern Drummer’s Up & Coming Drummer poll. These honours reflect not only her technical mastery, but her growing impact on the scene as a composer and bandleader.
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Gigs
London Jazz Festival 2019
...she managed to bring fire, precision, groove and variety, with an equally thrilling response from the band
Alongside her work with Kravitz, Jas has played with artists including Jorja Smith, Alfa Mist, and many of the UK’s most forward-thinking jazz and crossover musicians. Whether as a collaborator or bandleader, her playing is defined by feel, intent and an ability to elevate any musical setting she enters.
Following Jas’s studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston, she spent significant time in Panama, immersing herself in the culture and sounds. This period proved formative and deepened her sense of musical responsibility, community, and the importance of mentorship and giving back.
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Whether commanding arenas on a world tour or leading her own projects, Jas Kayser represents a new generation of artists embodying what it means to be a contemporary jazz musician: technically fearless, stylistically open, and grounded in purpose as much as performance.