Kyle Thompson, a native Texan, has been playing drums in the Austin area and beyond for almost 20 years. His musical range is extremely diverse and he can be seen playing jazz gigs, backing singer-songwriters, and rocking out. As Duke Ellington said,
“There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.”
Kyle focuses on good music and can currently be seen sharing the stage with the Dupree Organ Trio, Suzanna Choffel, Tacks the Boy Disaster, Drew Smith, Charanga Cakewalk, and countless others. (Check out his calendar here.)
Additional artists Kyle has had the privilege of playing with:
- Ravi Coltrane
- Eric Johnson
- Jimmie Vaughn
- Pat Green
- David Garza
- Michael Ramos (John Mellencamp)
- Dr. James Polk (Ray Charles)
- Eric Reevis (Branford Marsalis)
- Al Grey (Count Basie)
- Janek Gwizdala (Mike Stern)
- Stephen Barber
- Greg Piccolo (Roomful of Blues)
- Jake Langley (Joey DeFrancesco)
- Eric Reevis (Branford Marsalis)
- Mike Flanigan (Billie Gibbons)
- Chris Maresh (Eric Johnson, Bonnie Rait)
- Ephraim Owens (Mumford & Sons)
- Eddy Hobizal (Christopher Cross)
- Denny Freeman (Bob Dylan)
- David Hamburger (Joan Baez)
- Andy Langham (Poncho Sanchez)
- Andre Hayward (Jazz at Lincoln Center)
- Kat Edmonson
- Derek O’Brien
- Elias Haslinger
- Bruce Saunders
- Kellye Gray
- Stan Killian
- David Rice
- Jake Owen