Drummer Kush Abadey enjoys a fast-paced, eclectic career in New York City. His most recent appearance on Whirlwind comes alongside bassist Orlando Le Fleming on Romantic Funk: The Unfamiliar.

At age 16, he joined the quintet led by Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Wallace Roney, and he has since worked with Ravi Coltrane, Chris Potter, Nicholas Payton, JD Allen, David Weiss, Melissa Aldana, Joel Ross, Tomasz Stanko, Jeremy Pelt, Gilad Hekselman, Seamus Blake, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Frank Lacy, Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, and Buster Williams, contributing to original projects ranging from jazz to rock and electronica.

Recent highlights include performing for Michelle Obama at the White House and becoming the youngest artist ever selected for the Strathmore Artist-in-Residence program. In 2009, Kush was awarded a Presidential Scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music.