RYAN WARD

RYAN WARD IS A SWEDISH/AUSTRALIAN JAZZ DRUMMER AND COMPOSER BASED IN SWITZERLAND. RAISED IN ÅKERSBERGA, NORTH OF STOCKHOLM, HE GREW UP SURROUNDED BY MUSIC AS THE SON OF TWO PROFESSIONAL CLASSICAL MUSICIANS.

HIS MUSICAL JOURNEY BEGAN AT AN EARLY AGE, WITH HIS PASSION FOR JAZZ TAKING SHAPE DURING HIS STUDIES AT SÖDRA LATIN HIGH SCHOOL IN STOCKHOLM. HE LATER STUDIED JAZZ PERFORMANCE AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC IN STOCKHOLM.

IN 2023, RYAN REALEASED HIS DEBUT EP PÅ VÄG ON VARVA RECORDS, WHICH RECEIVED CRITICAL ACCLAIM FROM LIRA, JAZZMANIA, and JAZZ-FUN. HE CONTINUED HIS ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT AT THE JAZZCAMPUS IN BASEL, SWITZERLAND, PERFORMING EXTENSIVELY ACROSS SCANDINAVIA AND EUROPE WITH ARTISTS SUCH AS TOBIAS WIKLUND, JONAS KULLHAMMAR, AND SARAH CHAKSAD.

RYAN IS CURRENTLY PREPARING THE RELEASE OF HIS SECOND ALBUM, NEXUS, A QUARTET PROJECT FEATURING PIANO, BASS, FLUTE, AND DRUMS, WITH MUSICIANS BASED IN BASEL. ALONGSIDE HIS PERFORMING CAREER, HE IS PURSUING A MASTER'S DEGREE IN MUSIC PEDAGOGY AT THE ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS (ZHDK).

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