American percussionistMusical artist

Joachim Herbert Cooder (born August 23, 1978) is a drummer, percussionist, composer, and keyboardist best known for his collaborations with his father, Ry Cooder.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Discography
• 4 External links
• 5 References

Early life

Cooder began to play drums at the age of 5, inspired by Jim Keltner. Cooder was brought on tours by his father from a young age, exposing him to prominent musicians.

Career

Cooder played on the Grammy Award winning albums A Meeting by the River (1993) and Buena Vista Social Club (1997). He is seen performing in the accompanying Buena Vista Social Club do*entary, released in 1999.

In 2012, he released his debut album Love on a Real Train, collaborating with Petra Haden, Frank Lyon, Inara George, Robert Francis, Matt Costa, Juliette Commagere (Joachim's wife), and Jon H*ell.

Discography

Solo albums

• Love on a Real Train (2012)
• Fuchsia Machu Picchu EP (2018)
• Over That Road I'm Bound: The Songs of Uncle Dave Macon (2020)

Performs on:

• A Meeting by the River (1993)
• Buena Vista Social Club (1997)
• Chanchullo (2000)
• Chávez Ravine (2005)
• My Name Is Buddy (2007)
• I, Flathead (2008)
• Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down (2011)
• Election Special (2012)
• The Prodigal Son (2018)

External links

• Joachim Cooder at IMDb
• Joachim Cooder at AllMusic

References