Dylan Ryan (drummer)


Dylan Ryan is an American drummer and composer. He led the progressive-jazz sextet, Herculaneum, and the Los Angeles-based guitar, bass, and drums trio, Dylan Ryan / Sand.
He is a founding member, along with Dave McDonnell, of Chicago's experimental rock trio, Michael Columbia. He has also performed with Icy Demons, Tim Kasher, Cursive, and Rainbow Arabia.
Dylan Ryan's drumming style with Sand has been compared to Ginger Baker, John Bonham, and Stewart Copeland. In January 2013, Dylan Ryan / Sand released their debut album, Sky Bleached on Cuneiform Records. The second Dylan Ryan / Sand recording, Circa, was released on Cuneiform Records in September 2014.
In 2017, Dylan Ryan formed a new band called Ether Feather and released an E.P. entitled Other Memory. In 2019, Ether Feather released their follow-up album, Devil Shadowless Hand.
Dylan Ryan joined Man Man in 2018 under the moniker Jazz Diesel.

Selected Discography

;Ether Feather
;Dylan Ryan / Sand
;Herculaneum
;with Man Man
;with Tim Kasher
;with Icy Demons
;Michael Columbia
;with Rainbow Arabia
;with The Diminisher