Joachim Herbert Cooder (born August 23, 1978) is a drummer, percussionist, composer, and keyboardist best known for his collaborations with his father,
Ry Cooder
Ryland Peter Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer. He is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in traditional music, and h ...
.
Early life
Cooder began to play drums at the age of 5, inspired by
Jim Keltner. Cooder was brought on tours by his father from a young age, exposing him to prominent musicians.
Career
Cooder played on the
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...
winning albums ''
A Meeting by the River'' (1993) and ''
Buena Vista Social Club'' (1997). He is seen performing in the accompanying ''Buena Vista Social Club'' documentary, released in 1999.
In 2012, he released his debut album ''Love on a Real Train'', collaborating with
Petra Haden, Frank Lyon,
Inara George
Inara Maryland George (born July 4, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, one half of The Bird and the Bee, a member of the band Merrick, with Bryony Atkinson, and a member of the trio The Living Sisters, with Eleni Mandell an ...
,
Robert Francis,
Matt Costa,
Juliette Commagere (Joachim's wife), and
Jon Hassell
Jon Hassell (March 22, 1937 – June 26, 2021) was an American trumpet player and composer. He was best known for developing the concept of "Fourth World" music, which describes a "unified primitive/futurist sound" combining elements of various w ...
.
Discography
Solo albums
* ''Love on a Real Train'' (2012)
* ''Fuchsia Machu Picchu'' EP (2018)
* ''Over That Road I'm Bound: The Songs of
Uncle Dave Macon'' (2020)
Performs on:
* ''
A Meeting by the River'' (1993)
* ''
Buena Vista Social Club'' (1997)
* ''
Chanchullo'' (2000)
* ''
Chávez Ravine'' (2005)
* ''
My Name Is Buddy'' (2007)
* ''
I, Flathead'' (2008)
* ''
Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down'' (2011)
* ''
Election Special'' (2012)
* ''
The Prodigal Son'' (2018)
* ''
Get on board'' (2022)
External links
*
*
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cooder, Joachim
1978 births
American percussionists
Living people
Musicians from Santa Monica, California