BIO

Drummer, composer, educator and general musical impresario Arthur Vint has been described as a ‘musical chameleon’ as he is able to shape-shift to meet the needs of any style of music and always does so with the right colors for the job. Equally adept at playing modern jazz, early jazz, big band, salsa, country, pop or rock, his drumming style is based around a strong sense of time and arrangement, leading the band from behind with creative grooves and textures.

Originally from Tucson, AZ, Arthur moved to New York City in 2007, where he became an in-demand jazz and session drummer, performing and recording regularly in the Tri-State area with bands such as Postmodern Jukebox, Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks, Mike Davis & The New Wonders, Scott Tixier, The Candy Shop Boys, Kelli Scarr, Zephaniah O'Hora, GaDaDu, Arthur Vint & Associates, among others. 

Arthur has toured throughout North America, South America, the UK and Europe and has performed at some of the world’s finest venues including the Olympia Theater in Paris, the Hammersmith Apollo in London and Vivo Rio in Rio de Janeiro and has appeared at Carnegie Hall, The Blue Note, Jazz @ Lincoln Center, The 55 Bar, Cornelia Street Cafe, Barbés, Joe’s Pub, Le Poisson Rouge and countless other venues in New York City. Additionally Arthur has performed on screen in episodes of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, Cinemax’s The Knick, and the blockbuster film John Wick, to which he also contributed to the soundtrack.

Arthur appears on over 40 commercially released albums as a sideman and has two albums under his name available on Ropeadope Records. His first album as a leader, “Through The Badlands”, was named as one of the “best jazz albums of 2016” by the Huffington Post. Arthur Vint & Associates’ second album on Ropeadope, entitled “Death Rides A Horse”, is a salute to the Spaghetti Western soundtracks of Ennio Morricone. he rearranged Morricone’s often-symphonic works for his 9-piece ensemble making them vehicles for improvisation. In 2024, Arthur founded his own record label, Desert Spoon Records and released the album “Copper State”, a rumination on the landscapes and folklore of Arizona. The album was recorded in the Fall of 2019, but shelved during the tumultuous Covid era of upheaval.

While in NYC, Arthur also worked at the world famous Village Vanguard jazz club from 2010-2020. Based on his experiences there, Arthur opened his own jazz club in February of 2022 called the Century Room, which is located inside the historic Hotel Congress in Downtown Tucson, AZ. He now serves as the Century Room’s Artistic Director and General Manager and presents over 500 bands a year. Notable performers at the Century Room have included jazz luminaries like Bill Charlap, Bill Frisell, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Donny McCaslin, Christian Sands, Joel Ross and many more. Arthur performs regularly at the club with the 17-piece Century Room Jazz Orchestra, his own band Arthur Vint & Associates and has backs up touring artists like Ethan Iverson, Geoff Keezer, Armen Donelian, Emmet Cohen, and Benny Benack III, among others. 

Arthur graduated with his bachelor’s degree in Jazz Performance from William Paterson University of New Jersey in 2011, where he studied with Bill Goodwin, Kevin Norton and Rich DeRosa. He earned his master’s degree in Jazz Performance in 2013 from the Manhattan School of Music where he studied with John Riley, Bobby Sanabria and Jim McNeely. Since 2020, Arthur has been on faculty at the University of Arizona School of Music where he teaches jazz drum set, jazz studio, ensemble and recording studio production. He also serves on the board of directors for the Tucson Jazz Music Foundation, a 501(c)3 that supports jazz education in Arizona and is the executive director of the Sonora Arts & Music Initiative, a 501(c)3 that supports live jazz performances and outreach.

Arthur is proud to endorse Paiste Cymbals, Remo Drumheads, Canopus Drums, Protection Racket Cases, RTOM Accessories and Vic Firth Sticks.