Yussef Dayes
Yussef Dayes is an English jazz drummer, composer, and record producer whose work has moved between small-group improvisation, groove-led fusion, and collaborative songwriting. Born on 12 December 1992, he first drew wider attention through Yussef Kamaal, his duo with keyboardist Kamaal Williams. Their 2016 album Black Focus paired Dayes' detailed, propulsive drumming with Williams' electric-keyboard work, placing jazz, funk and soul in close conversation.
Dayes has also worked with English singer and guitarist Tom Misch. Their collaborative 2020 album What Kinda Music brought his rhythmic approach into a song-focused setting, with Dayes sharing compositional and production duties alongside Misch. The record followed earlier work in London’s jazz community and showed the range of his playing beyond the Yussef Kamaal format.
In 2023, Dayes released his debut solo album, Black Classical Music, on 8 September. The album established a solo catalogue after years of high-profile collaborations, drawing together his roles as drummer, composer and producer. Dayes has released music through labels including Brownswood Recordings, Cashmere Thoughts, LOUNGEINSOUNDS and Nonesuch.
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Latest Release
Chi Ave/A Love Letter To Salvador
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Discography
Frequently Appears With
- Chronixx(2 releases)
- Masego(2 releases)
- Rocco Palladino(2 releases)
- Venna(2 releases)
- Bahia Dayes(1 releases)
- Charlie Stacey(1 releases)
- Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah(1 releases)
- Elijah Fox(1 releases)
- Jay Prince(1 releases)
- Minami Kizuki(1 releases)
Labels
- Nonesuch
- Brownswood Recordings
- Cashmere Thoughts
- LOUNGEINSOUNDS
Related Artists
- Alfa Mist
- Minami Kizuki
- Chronixx
- Tom Misch
- Lydia Kitto
- Masego
- Jay Prince
- Elijah Fox
- Michael Kiwanuka
- Moses Sumney
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