Jamire Williams

Jamire Williams is a multidisciplinary artist who functions in the medium of music performance,
performance art, composition, and still life sculptures. His practice focuses on faith, spirituality, roots
and the evidence of those things which are not seen. His list of collaborators is high in prestige,
including Solange Knowles, Kara Walker, Jason Moran, Dev Hynes, Robert Glasper, Julie
Mehretu, Moses Sumney, Kahlil Joseph, Jamal Cyrus, Ari Marcopoulos, Christian Scott, Jeff
Parker, and Chassol.
Williams has a deep resume as a recording artist, and has distinguished himself across avant-garde, jazz,
and indie music genres seamlessly. His 2016 ///// EFFECTUAL is a powerful solo
percussion statement that established his affinity for minimalism, his approach of the drum kit as a
canvas for "painting," and his embrace of abstraction as a holistic practice in sound. He has been a
touring drummer for Blood Orange since 2018. He was a featured performer at The Whitney
Museum for Jason Moran’s exhibition Jazz On A High Floor In The Afternoon. He is featured on several
International Anthem albums – Jeff Parker's The New Breed (2016) and Suite for Max
Brown (2020), and Carlos Niño's recently-released More Energy Fields, Current.
Jamire was a key contributor, composer and producer on Solange’s critically-acclaimed 2019
album When I Get Home, a direct expression of her appreciation for her roots in Houston, Texas (the
city where Jamire was born, raised, and currently resides, as well).