Lucianna Padmore (Musician/Performer) A Bronx native, New York-based drummer Lucianna Padmore has been praised by Modern Drummer magazine for “Deep grooves and serious fusion chops.” Lucianna’s versatile drumming is featured with artists in the Jazz, Hip-Hop, Funk, Rock, Pop, and Fusion genres. An alumnus of LaGuardia High School for Music and the Performing Arts and the New School University, she has received awards from Jazz at Lincoln Center and BMI for her jazz improvisation. Lucianna’s live and studio projects include residencies in and around the Tri-state area with the John Smith Trio, a member of HotJazz Jumpers, drummer for Singer-Songwriter Alyson Murray, Bertha Hope’s Nu Trio, and Quintet The Fiery String Sista. She also leads her own Quartet and releases music as an independent artist, with the current release of the single, Life Long Love Affair featuring Saxophonist Gerald Albright. As an educator, she is active in drum instruction and jazz outreach in N.Y. Tri-state area. Lucianna is featured in the book Sticks and Skins, Endorses Soul Tone cymbals, and plays Scorpion signature 3a Drum sticks.