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Gayelynn McKinney
ONE OF DETROIT'S MOST ACCOMPLISHED DRUMMERS
She has played for renowned international music artists like Aretha Franklin, Freda Payne, Chaka Khan,
Benny Golson, Roy Hargrave, Larry Coryell, Marcus Belgrave, Ralphe Armstrong, Roy Ayers, and Geri Allen.
She is the recipient of a Kresge Arts Fellowship, a Motor City Music Award and a Detroit Black Music Award.
She has performed at the 1996 Olympic Games and at the prestigious Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts.
And she has entertained our troops in Germany and Italy - and via live broadcast to military bases in Afghanistan.
Add a Grammy Nomination to her resume and you quickly realize what an exceptional musician Gayelynn is.
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"Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God."
- Lionel Hampton
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