John David

John David is Artist-in-Residence and Director of Jazz and Percussion Studies at Berry College in Rome, GA.  Appointed to this position in Fall 2013, Mr. David is the director of the Berry Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo, Percussion Ensemble, Steel Band and Viking Drumline. He also teaches applied percussion and is the percussion pedagogy specialist in music education.  Under his direction the Berry College Jazz Ensemble has been a featured performing group at the 2015 and 2019 Georgia Music Educators Conference.

Renowned as a drumset artist, John has performed throughout the United States and Europe in a variety of jazz and commercial settings.  He studied at the University of Miami, University of Georgia and Columbus State University.