Rintaro Mikami is a drummer, percussionist, composer and educator.
His trio often plays at local restaurants, bar and musical venues and received positive comments from its customers.
Though he constantly plays in several Jazz bands in local Jazz clubs in NYC such as Ornithology Jazz Club, he also plays Funk and Rock music in bars, restaurants, clubs and weddings. He also plays hand percussions for Brazilian, Peruvian, Argentinian, Flamenco and Arabic music.
He is an endorser of Canopus Drums.
1 review
Jonathan T.
March 16, 2023Rintaro was brought on as a last minute drum sub for our a few out of town dates and he was so well prepared it was hard to tell he wasn’t the original drummer. His astute awareness and passionate devotion to his art is truly remarkable. The music he learned in such a short time was challenging technically and required a high degree of musicality that he delivered in leaps and bounds. Cannot recommend him enough.
Hired as: Drummer
Price range: $100-$500
Languages: English, Japanese
Gig length: 30 - 180 minutes
He play mostly Jazz from Traditional style to Modern style. However, he performs in different music field such as Funk, Rock and Latin. Also, he plays hand percussions for smaller gigs or certain kinds of music such as South American music and Arabic.
Hailing originally from Kunitachi City, Tokyo, Japan, Rintaro Mikami is one of the most versatile jazz drummer, percussionist and composer in New York City.
Rintaro stated playing drums when he was 12.
After performing regularly in Tokyo for several years, having been awarded a substantial scholarship, Rintaro moved to New York City and attended The Collective School of Music in the Spring of 2016, where he studied with legendary musicians and teachers Ian Froman, Peter Retzlaff, Marko Djordjevic, Jason Gianni and Vince Cherico. Seeking full immersion into the Jazz drumming, he has continued his study at The School of Jazz and Contemporary Music at The New School with a substantial scholarship award and studied with some of the most busiest artists in NYC such as Allison Miller, Carl Allen, Billy Martin, Kush Abadey, Ari Hoenig, Kendrick Scott and Keita Ogawa. After he graduated in December 2022, he has quickly turned out to be one of the busiest working drummers in town.
Since his arrival in America, Rintaro has worked with Ariel Bart, Ariel Bart, Vinicius Cajado, Nadav Samuel, Moshe Elmakias, Joelle Bensaid, Amy Cervini, Layla Evangelia, Colson Jimenez, Kai Gluska, Omri Bar Giora, Bar Filipowicz, Julian Muros, Cy Leo, Taka Nawashiro, Ryo Miyachi, Kento Tsubosaka, Hina Oikawa, Naoya Ogura, Riku Takahashi and more.
Rintaro is performing all over the country and world, from New York to Japan to Switzerland and beyond. Just a few of the outstanding music festivals that his touring has led him to including international Jazz Festival Bern in Switzerland.
He is an endorser of Canopus Drums.
Even though has a drum set to carry, please always let him know the backline.
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
11:30am - 4:00pm
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New York City, NY
Sunday
Cultural Event
2:30pm - 4:00pm
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Jamaica, NY
Sunday
Worship Service
8:00am - 11:00am
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Jamaica, NY
Standard repertoire of Jazz, Funk, Rock and Latin. And original music.
Ian Froman, Marko Djordjevic, Jack Dejornette, Elvin Jones, Tony Willams, Roy Haynes, Marcus Gilmore, Bill Stewart, Kush Abadey, Queen, Toe, Allison Miller, Deep Purple, James Brown, Bernard Purdie, Jojo Mayer, Mark Guilliana... etc
Drum set (If possible) with cymbal stands, a hihat stand, a drum throne and kick pedal.
Drummer
