BIO

Chrishawn Darby is a drummer, percussionist, composer, and private instructor. Originally from Orangeburg, South Carolina, he graduated from the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities in 2013. He completed his undergraduate degree in Jazz studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in 2017, and completed his Masters degree at North Carolina Central University in 2024. Chrishawn has studied with various professionals in the industry such as: Danny Boozer, Thomas Taylor, Jerome Jennings, Lewis Nash, and Matt Wilson. He has performed with the likes of Janinah Burnett, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Shana Tucker, Brian Horton, The Camel City Jazz Orchestra, the Mint Julep Jazz Band, Keenan McKenzie and the Riffers, Steve Haines, and Chad Eby among others.When Not performing, he is teaching drum lessons virtually and in person and is the current Professor of Percussion at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina.