Jost Nickel

Drummer

Birthday March 6, 1970

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Berlin, Germany

Age 55 years old

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About

German drummer and clinician who is known for writing educational books on how to play the drums and for posting videos of him playing the drums on his social media. He has gained over 120,000 followers to his jost_nickel Instagram account. In a viral Instagram reel with over 1.1 million views, he plays a 4 bar drum solo on stage. 

Before Fame

He graduated from Drummers Collective in New York. He published his first book "Jost Nickel's GROOVE BOOK" in 2015 through Alfred Publishing. He published his first instrumental single "I Understand" in 2021 under the label Delta Music & Media. 

Trivia

He tutors drums at University of Pop in Mannheim. In 2016 and 2017, he was voted as "one the 10 best drum clinicians in the world" by MusicRadar.

Family Life

He was born in Germany.

Associated With

He has played with Randy BreckerJeff Lorber, and Bob Mintzer