About
Ted Sirota is an American drummer and bandleader born on May 3, 1969, in Champaign, Illinois. He grew up in Flossmoor, a suburb of Chicago, and began playing drums at age 10. Sirota studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and later returned to Chicago, where he became a prominent figure in the local jazz scene. He is best known for leading Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls, a group that blends jazz with reggae and dub influences. Sirota also performs regularly with the jazz ensemble Sabertooth at Chicago's Green Mill Jazz Club. ([allaboutjazz.com](https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/ted-sirota/?utm_source=openai))
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Dec42026
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Chicago, IL
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