MUSE • Musicians United for Social Equity

Biography

Janae Yates is a drummer and composer from Jacksonville, Florida. She has her B.M. in Jazz Performance from Florida State University and is attending The Juilliard School for her M.M. in Jazz Drums.

Janae has been a member of NYO Jazz, Ravinia Steins Music Institute, John Lumpkin II Jazz Institute. She has performed at JEN, Midwest Clinic, Music For All Convention, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, and numerous gigs.

Janae enjoys composing for video games, short films, combos, big bands, and orchestras.

She has studied with John Lumpkin, Jr., Ulysses Owens, Jr., Leon Anderson, Jr., and Kenny Washington.

Janae’s goal for the future is to use her studies to ameliorate her musicianship, artistry, and character, become an inspiration to those like her who want to use their art to create change in the world, and to serve as an idol for increased representation of black women within the jazz community.