Dave Sterner, Scott Marsh, myself, & Kristopher Sayre
Performing with the great Lou Rawls – 1997
with Louie Bellson!
Matt Skitzki Trio
w/ Lou Armagno & Sinatra Selects
Matt Skitzki Trio
with Mike Petrone, Kenny Davis, Lamar Gains Sr.
With Hydra – 2004
with Cyrus Chestnut after rehearsal – 1998
w/ Dane Vannatter
recording with Lou Armagno & Sinatra Selects – 2015
w/ Redlight Roxy for Ingenuity fest 2018
w/ Octo-Jazz
w/ Ernie Krivda & the Fat Tuesday Big Band
With Ernie Krivda & the Fat Tuesday Big Band for Tri-C Jazz Fest 2018
Roger Hines, Brent Hamker, myself, & Joe Hunter
w/ Octo-Jazz
Ricky Exton Trio
With Ernie Krivda & the Fat Tuesday Big Band for Tri-C Jazz Fest 2018
Tri-C Jazzfest 2016
Joe Hunter, myself, Roger Hines
Hydra at H.O.B.
w/ Lou Armagno & Sinatra Selects
In Session with Joshua Aaron
w/ Tara Hawley
Ricky Exton Trio w/ Alan Gleghorn, & Dan Bailey
Octo-Jazz
Discussing a chart in rehearsal
W/ Ernie Krivda
Duane Freed Quartet
w/ Oikos Ensemble
Cheese!
w/ Joe Hunter & Redlight Roxy for Ingenuity fest 2018
at work
myself, Kurt Felgemaker, Bob Frasier, Mark Russo
Mark Russo Quintet at Nighttown
CD Release at H.O.B – 2005
Rehearsing w/Debbie Gifford in Los Angeles, CA – 2005
w/ Ernie Krivda & the Fat Tuesday Big Band
w/ Ernie Krivda
w/ Alan Gleghorn & Mark Russo
w/Just Jazz
Mark Russo Quartet (library Sessions)
w/ Demetrius Steinmetz and Joe Hunter (trio) x-mas 2018
w/Terence Blanchard
Quotes
Ricky was incredible and is an absolute pleasure to work with!
— Hayden Grove
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Ricky Exton
Ricky Exton: Drummer, recording artist, composer, arranger, and producer, has been active in the music community for over 2 decades. At an early age, Ricky's talents emerged as one of the Cleveland Tri C All Stars. He continued his career in music at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass., where he earned a Baccalaureate in Professional Music. His performance venues include jazz festivals, concerts, television appearances, and private and corporate events. He has performed with Lou Rawls, Wynton Marsalis, Rufus Reid, Terence Blanchard, Ernie Krivda, Cyrus Chestnut, Joanne Brackeen, Kim Nazarian, Dominick Farinacci, and international guitar virtuoso Neil Zaza. In addition, Ricky is an active session musician recording in studios from the east coast to the west coast.