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Jon Deitemyer

Jon Deitemyer is a Chicago drummer, bandleader, recording musician, and educator connecting a leader album with long-running creative-music collaborations.

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Photo source · Photo: Harvey Tillis, via Jon Deitemyer

Career Overview

About Jon Deitemyer

Deitemyer's official biography traces his studies at the University of North Texas and move to Chicago, where he became part of the city's creative-music community. Northwestern separately identifies him as a drum-set lecturer.[1][3]

His artist site documents work with Matt Ulery beginning in 2006, performances with Patricia Barber, and university teaching alongside recording activity. Tall Tales established his full-length leader catalog, while authorized releases by Ulery and Chad McCullough document his ensemble drumming.[2][4][5][6]

Ensembles and Career Threads

Bands & Projects

Leader and drummer

Tall Tales

Deitemyer's eight-track 2016 album presents his first full-length program under his own name with complete personnel and production credits.[2][4]

Drummer and collaborator

Chicago ensemble work

His official site connects a sustained Matt Ulery association with Patricia Barber performances and other Chicago creative-music settings.[2][5][6]

Drum-set lecturer and educator

Northwestern and Loyola teaching

Deitemyer's artist and Northwestern profiles document university drum-set teaching alongside his active performance practice.[2][3]

Selected, Not Exhaustive

Recordings to Know

2013

Wake an Echo

Drums and cymbals with Matt Ulery's Loom

Ulery's artist-authorized album page credits Deitemyer throughout the large-ensemble and chamber-jazz recording.[5]

Release details

2016 · ears&eyes Records

Tall Tales

Leader and drummer

Tall Tales is Deitemyer's complete artist-authorized leader album, recorded with a seven-player Chicago ensemble.[4]

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2023 · Calligram Records

The Charm of Impossibilities

Drummer with the Chad McCullough Trio

McCullough's label-authorized trio release explicitly credits Deitemyer on drums with bassist Larry Kohut.[6]

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Artist-Authorized Destinations

Start Listening

Tall Tales on Bandcamp

Hear Deitemyer's complete leader album with artist notes, personnel, and production credits.

The Charm of Impossibilities

Hear Deitemyer in Chad McCullough's label-authorized trio session with complete personnel notes.

Live Calendar

Upcoming Jazz DateBook Shows

Wed, Aug 26, 6:30 PM

Patricia Barber

Winter's Jazz Club · Chicago

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Wed, Aug 26, 8:30 PM

Patricia Barber

Winter's Jazz Club · Chicago

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Thu, Sep 10, 6:30 PM

Paul Marinaro Quartet

Winter's Jazz Club · Chicago

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Thu, Sep 10, 8:30 PM

Paul Marinaro Quartet

Winter's Jazz Club · Chicago

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Thu, Sep 17, 6:30 PM

Jeremy Kahn Trio with special guest Julia Danielle - Voices of the Twenties: Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Ruth Etting

Winter's Jazz Club · Chicago

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Thu, Sep 17, 8:30 PM

Jeremy Kahn Trio with special guest Julia Danielle - Voices of the Twenties: Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Ruth Etting

Winter's Jazz Club · Chicago

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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

    Jon Deitemyer

  2. [2] Official career and media page

    Jon Deitemyer

  3. [3] Drum-set faculty biography

    Northwestern Bienen School of Music

  4. [4] Tall Tales audio and leader credits

    Jon Deitemyer and ears&eyes Records

  5. [5] Wake an Echo audio and personnel

    Matt Ulery

  6. [6] The Charm of Impossibilities audio and personnel

    Chad McCullough and Calligram Records