Instructor Ehssan “Ace” Karimi in Earshot Jazz Magazine

Instructor Ehssan “Ace” Karimi in Earshot Jazz Magazine

Behind the Kit with Ehssan Karimi August 2024, Feature Ehssan Karimi photo courtesy of the artist BY ROB MOURA It’s difficult to make a living playing music, and yet Ehssan Karimi — drummer, percussionist, and professional Hang player — has accomplished just that. Over the last decade he’s played for countless Seattle barn-burners such as McTuff, Ayron Jones, and the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio among them, and played to tens of thousands of people in arenas across the globe. Within 24 hours of our chat, he’ll board a plane to Hawaii to begin drumming for legendary hip-hop group Digable Planets –another result of…