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Colin Stranahan

Colin Stranahan is a Brooklyn-based drummer, bandleader, collaborator, and educator whose catalog includes trio records and wide-ranging sideman work.

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Career Overview

About Colin Stranahan

Stranahan's official biography traces his development from Denver's jazz scene through the Brubeck Institute and Thelonious Monk Institute, followed by work from Brooklyn as a drummer and educator. It distinguishes regular collaborations from an extensive list of individual appearances.[1]

The biography and discography center the collective Stranahan/Zaleski/Rosato trio, whose albums Anticipation, Limitless, and Live at the Jazz Standard document its development. His site also records teaching at institutions including The New School and the Royal Academy of Music alongside workshops and private lessons.[1][2][3][4][5]

Ensembles and Career Threads

Bands & Projects

Co-leader and drummer

Stranahan/Zaleski/Rosato

The collective trio joins Stranahan with pianist Glenn Zaleski and bassist Rick Rosato across three Capri Records albums.[1][3][4][5]

Drummer and ensemble collaborator

Real Feels and New York collaborations

The official discography follows Stranahan through John Raymond's Real Feels recordings and work with Marc Copland, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and other leaders.[2][1]

Drum educator

Teaching and workshops

Stranahan's biography documents institutional teaching, summer-program mentorship, private study, and international master classes.[1]

Selected, Not Exhaustive

Recordings to Know

2011 · Capri Records

Anticipation

Co-leader and drummer with Glenn Zaleski and Rick Rosato

The trio's first listed album mixes standards and member compositions, with Capri supplying full tracks and personnel credits.[3][2]

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2013 · Capri Records

Limitless

Co-leader and drummer with Glenn Zaleski and Rick Rosato

The trio's second release continues the collective piano-bass-drums format documented in Stranahan's official discography.[4][2]

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2019 · Capri Records

Live at the Jazz Standard

Co-leader and drummer with Glenn Zaleski and Rick Rosato

The live album captures the trio in New York and completes the three-record sequence highlighted by Stranahan's biography.[5][1][2]

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Live Calendar

Upcoming Jazz DateBook Shows

Fri, Oct 16, 7:00 PM

Ole Mathisen Trio

The Jazz Gallery · New York

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Fri, Oct 16, 9:00 PM

Ole Mathisen Trio

The Jazz Gallery · New York

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Tue, Oct 20, 8:00 PM

SILVAN JORAY QUARTET

Five Spot Jazz · New York

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Wed, Oct 21, 7:00 PM

The Pat Bianchi Trio - Hammond B-3 Week

Blues Alley · Washington

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Wed, Oct 21, 9:30 PM

The Pat Bianchi Trio - Hammond B-3 Week

Blues Alley · Washington

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Sources

Career copy is original synthesis from the artist, label, and project sources below. Current dates come from Jazz DateBook event inventory.

  1. [1] Official biography

    Colin Stranahan

  2. [2] Official discography

    Colin Stranahan

  3. [3] Anticipation release and personnel

    Capri Records

  4. [4] Limitless release and personnel

    Capri Records

  5. [5] Live at the Jazz Standard release

    Capri Records