Jost Nickel’s name is credited on numerous hit records both in his home country and internationally. He has played and recorded with jazz legends such as Randy Brecker, Jeff Lorber, Bob Mintzer, Jimmy Haslip, Barry Finnerty, Mitch Forman, Brandon Fields, and many others.

Jost invited Jeff Lorber, Jimmy Haslip, and Barry Finnerty to collaborate on his solo album, The Check In.

A graduate of the Drummers Collective in New York, Jost has performed at prestigious international events, including the Montréal Drum Fest (Canada), PASIC (USA), NAMM Show (USA), Meinl Drum Festival, UK Drum Show, and Tam-Tam Festival (Spain). He appeared on Drumeo (Canada) twice, in 2015 and 2018.

In 2016, Jost was nominated “Best Clinician” by Modern Drummer magazine and ranked among MusicRadar’s “10 Best Drum Clinicians in the World” in 2016 and 2017.

He was also nominated for Drumeo’s “Best Funk Drummer” in 2022 and 2023. His drum books were included in Modern Drummer’s “Best Books” lists for 2019 and 2020.

Jost is appearing in association with Sonor, Meinl, Remo and Vic Firth.