Grammy Award-winning drummer Kyle Swan has been honing his craft for over 20 years, demonstrating true dedication to enhancing his artistry in every way. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees at University of Miami’s Frost School of Music from 2013-2018 and became the TA for the Jazz Drum Department during his graduate studies. He has participated in music festivals across the world, including at the We Always Swing Jazz Series, Detroit Jazz Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival, The Jazz Cruise, University of Wyoming Jazz Festival, Leavenworth Jazz Festival, Port-au-Prince Jazz Festival, Dromos Jazz Festival, Guatemala Jazz Festival, Menorca Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, and many others. 

Swan has had the honor of performing, recording, and/or touring with esteemed artists such as Kurt Elling, Brian Lynch, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Paquito D’Rivera, Charles McPherson, Steve Nelson, Sean Jones, Orrin Evans, Peter Bernstein, Rodney Whitaker, Cyrille Aimee, Bobby Broom, Steve Davis, Martin Bejerano, Ira Sullivan, Matt Brewer, Terell Stafford, and Ben Markley. He can be heard on recordings including the Grammy-winning Omni American Book Club, as well as on Tuesday Morning Feeling, TorchBearers, Alkebulan, 7X7BY7, Tell the Truth, Kemet (The Black Land), and Gola Akoustik. 

As a student of the Black American art form that is jazz, he has devoted quality time to his musical evolution, instruction, and mastery. He teaches master classes and privately and has taught and/or adjudicated at various jazz camps and festivals including Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Indiana All-State Jazz Bands, Festival de Jazz de Antequera, and Tonica International Jazz Festival. He currently lives in Chicago, but you can find him performing at jazz clubs not only around the city, but also around the country and world.