OLLIE SHUTE

Ollie (Oliver) Shute is a Melbourne-based drummer, percussionist, bandleader and educator known for his versatility across jazz, Afro-Cuban, Latin and funk.
 

A regular presence on Melbourne’s jazz scene, Ollie performs at venues including Paris Cat Jazz Club, The JazzLab and Uptown Jazz Café, working across small-group jazz, organ trio, big band, Latin and contemporary settings.

His performance credits include Barney McAll, Junior Terry, James Morrison, Dick Oatts, Victor Goines, Mat Jodrell, Carl Mackey, Mark Fitzgibbon, Bob Sedergreen and Tony Gould, alongside work with the Paris Cat Big Band, Australian National Youth Jazz Orchestra, La Influencia and the Cuban Fire Suite.
 

Ollie leads his own projects including Son Y Fuerza, exploring Afro-Cuban and Latin music, and The Music of Jamiroquai, bringing his jazz musicianship to funk and acid jazz.
 

A graduate of the James Morrison Academy of Music, Ollie received its prestigious Performance in Excellence Award, personally selected by James Morrison. He later completed First Class Honours at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, where his research explored the adaptation of traditional Cuban percussion rhythms and concepts to the drumset across Afro-Cuban, Timba and contemporary jazz settings.
 

Alongside performing, Ollie is an experienced educator, teaching at Drumtek, privately and across Melbourne secondary schools.