Jake Najor is a drummer who has played on a Grammy Award winning album[1] and has recorded and/or performed with Big Daddy Kane, Empire of the Sun, TV On the Radio,[2] Kelis,[3] Redman, Jason Mraz,[4] the Beatnuts, Mindi Abair, Karl Denson, Weapon of Choice, Bad Credit, Raphael Saadiq, Robert Walter,[5][6][7] Incredible Moses Leroy, Breakestra, Connie Price and the Keystones, Joss Stone, Soul of John Black,[8] De La Soul, AJ Croce, Aloe Blacc and more.[9]

He is the brother of Zak Najor, a founding member of The Greyboy Allstars.

Jake Najor currently plays with his own San Diego Music Award-nominated project Jake Najor and the Moment of Truth[10] in addition to being a drummer in The Redwoods.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Local Artists Get Big News on Grammy Night". NBC 7 San Diego. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  2. ↑ "Ground Control to Najor, Jake". NBC 7 San Diego. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  3. ↑ "Kelis cooks, on stage and off". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  4. ↑ Garin, Nina (2010-04-18). "Taking a spin on musical roller coaster". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  5. ↑ "Robert Walter Previews 'Better Feathers' Series With "Or Else" & "Franklin" Ft. Stanton Moore, Craig Brodhead [Listen]". L4LM. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  6. ↑ "Robert Walter Previews 'Better Feathers' Series With "Or Else" & "Franklin" Ft. Stanton Moore, Craig Brodhead [Listen]". L4LM. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  7. ↑ Gin, Matthew Perez (5 July 2021). "Robert Walter Drops First Two Tracks In 'Better Feathers' Digital 45 Series". Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  8. ↑ "The Soul Of John Black - Early In The Moanin' Out 2/3". Grateful Web. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  9. ↑ "Jake Najor | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  10. ↑ Evans, Julia Dixon (July 2020). "6 Songs To Discover In San Diego In July". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  11. ↑ Terich, Jeff (8 August 2019). "An Introductory Guide to Redwoods Music". San Diego Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-22.


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