Jamey George Haddad (born July 2, 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American percussionist who works primarily in the fields of jazz and world music and specializes in hand drums.
He has received four National Endowment for the Arts fellowships to pursue jazz and international studies and collaborations.
Haddad has lived and had extended study of music in North Africa, Brazil, Venezuela and the Middle East.
He has also worked with the Paul Winter Consort, Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano, Allen Farnham,[2] Carly Simon, Betty Buckley, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Simon Shaheen, Marbin, Trichy Sankaran, Osvaldo Golijov, Nguyên Lê, Badi Assad, Steve Shehan, Esperanza Spalding, Elliot Goldenthal, Sergio and Odair Assad, Daniel Schnyder, Nancy Wilson, the Wayfaring Strangers, Steve Gadd, and Laszlo Gardony.
[4] With Joanne Brackeen With Badi Assad With Lenny White and Mark Sherman, With Herbie Hancock and Paul Simon,