Robert Boone Jr.

Robert Boone Jr. is a Grammy-nominated drummer/percussionist originally from Augusta, Ga. Believing in giving back to the community, Boone has played in a plethora of venues including local nursing homes, elementary schools, but also has toured in Japan, Africa, New Zealand, Australia, and Europe. These tours include venues such as The James Brown Arena, The Blue Note (Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York), Churchill Grounds, The Velvet Note, The Cobb Energy Centre, The Dr. Bobbie Bailey and Family Performance Center, Spivey Hall, Yoshi’s, Birdland Jazz Club, and a host of major jazz festivals across the United States. Boone received an undergraduate degree in Music Performance at Kennesaw State University, studying with percussion professor John Lawless and jazz drum set professor Justin Chesarek. He was selected to participate in the 2015 Disneyland All American College Band. As an active freelancer, he has collaborated with leading artists such as Steve Jordan, Rufus Reid, Wycliffe Gordon, Kurt Elling, Eric Reed, Marcus Roberts, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Scotty Barnhart, Trey Wright, Tyrone Jackson, Sam Skelton, Marcus Lewis, Rodney Jordan, Bill Peterson, Leon Anderson, Barry Greene, and Ron McCurdy. In 2016, Boone graduated from Florida State University with his Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies. He is currently a member of The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra and on faculty at Georgia State University teaching jazz percussion. Along with the university connection to the community, Boone also teaches at various middle/high schools throughout the Metro Atlanta Area.