Timothy Quigley is a drummer/percussionist/multi-instrumentalist living in Brooklyn, New York. Known for his versatility and quick ear. Timothy is adept in playing a wide variety of musical genres on the drum set, as well as congas, bongos, doumbek, def, tapan and frame drums. His distinct sound has led to collaborations with such talents as legendary clarinetist and mandolin player Andy Statman, trumpeter Jon Birdsong (Beck, Smokey and Miho), Ryan Francesconi (Rf, Joanna Newsom). He has worked extensively as a sideman, sharing the stage with notables such as reggae/hip hop sensation Matisyahu, Smokey Hormel (Beck, Tom Waits), Frank London (Klezmatics), Greg Cohen (Masada), Ron Miles (Bill Frisell Quartet), and the klezmer rock band Golem.
A specialist in Balkan rhythms, Quigley has worked with Bulgarian saxophone virtuoso Yuri Yunakov, Algerian Rai master Cheb Nasro, renouned vocalist Amalia Papastefanou, Christos Govetas (Bill Frisell, Ziya), violinist Beth Cohenand Greek clarinet virtuoso Lefteris Bournias. As a session musician he has has recorded on film and television soundtracks and apeared on over 30 CD releases. Recent releases include Mavrothi Kontanis' debut albums Wooden Heart and Sto Kafesli Sokaki, One Ring Zero's Wake Them Up, Chicha Libre's Sonido Amazonico, rf's interno and falls and Adam Good's Dances of Macedonia and the Balkans. Currently Timothy tours, records and teaches internationally, performing with Chicha Libre, Las Rubias del Norte, One Ring Zero, Maeandros, Sheqer, Romashka, and Hang the Lights.