John McLellan was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and raised in
Massachusetts; his resume is expansive and varied, including
work with Joe and Mat Maneri, Roswell Rudd, Bern Nix,
Roy Campbell, William Parker, Ken Vandermark, Denman Maroney,
Ben Monder, and the Either/Orchestra. He has performed at
festivals throughout the country, including the Newport
Jazz Festival, the Iowa City Jazz Festival, and New York's
Vision Festival. John's inventive drumming can be heard on
his duo record with saxophonist Joe McPhee, Grand Marquis on
Boxholder Records and Mat Maneri's latest release on Thirsty
Ear Records, Pentagon.