Background
University of North Texas
Jon Deitemyer has established himself as a unique and versatile voice in modern jazz drumming. After graduating from the esteemed University of North Texas where he studied with Ed Soph and Lynn Seaton, Jon settled in Chicago and quickly became a fixture in the city's expansive creative music community.
Jon has performed and/or recorded with Matt Ulery (Greenleaf), Zach Brock, Alyssa Allgood, Ethan Iverson, Patricia Barber (Concord), Phil Markowitz, Paul Mutzabaugh’s Unknown New, Ben Paterson (MaxJazz), Grazyna Auguscik (EMI), Renee Fleming, Lynne Arriale, and American Public Media’s “Prairie Home Companion.”
Jon is also an active educator, with positions at Northwestern University and Loyola University. In 2016 Jon debuted the full-length album Tall Tales on ears&eyes Records. Jon is a proud partner of Canopus Drums.