Jake Najor

{{Short description|American musician and drummer}}

Jake Najor is a drummer who has played on a Grammy Award winning album{{Cite web|title=Local Artists Get Big News on Grammy Night|url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/local/san-diegans-nominated-for-2015-grammy-awards/60249/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=NBC 7 San Diego|date=5 December 2014 |language=en-US}} and has recorded and/or performed with Big Daddy Kane, Empire of the Sun, TV On the Radio,{{Cite web|title=Ground Control to Najor, Jake|url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/local/ground-control-to-najor-jake/61940/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=NBC 7 San Diego|date=11 November 2014 |language=en-US}} Kelis,{{Cite web|date=2014-06-03|title=Kelis cooks, on stage and off|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sdut-kelis-interview-2014jun03-htmlstory.html|access-date=2021-03-22|website=San Diego Union-Tribune|language=en-US}} Redman, Jason Mraz,{{cite web|last=Garin|first=Nina|date=2010-04-18|title=Taking a spin on musical roller coaster|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-taking-a-spin-on-the-musical-roller-coaster-2010apr18-htmlstory.html|access-date=2021-07-26|website=San Diego Union-Tribune}} the Beatnuts, Mindi Abair, Karl Denson, Weapon of Choice, Bad Credit, Raphael Saadiq, Robert Walter,{{Cite web|date=2021-06-30|title=Robert Walter Previews 'Better Feathers' Series With "Or Else" & "Franklin" Ft. Stanton Moore, Craig Brodhead [Listen]|url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/robert-walter-better-feathers-series-or-else-franklin/|access-date=2021-07-02|website=L4LM|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2021-06-30|title=Robert Walter Previews 'Better Feathers' Series With "Or Else" & "Franklin" Ft. Stanton Moore, Craig Brodhead [Listen]|url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/robert-walter-better-feathers-series-or-else-franklin/|access-date=2021-07-26|website=L4LM|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Gin|first=Matthew Perez|title=Robert Walter Drops First Two Tracks In 'Better Feathers' Digital 45 Series|date=5 July 2021 |url=https://nysmusic.com/2021/07/05/robert-walter-drops-first-two-tracks-tn-better-feathers-digital-45-series/|access-date=2021-07-26|language=en-us}} Incredible Moses Leroy, Breakestra, Connie Price and the Keystones, Joss Stone, Soul of John Black,{{Cite web|title=The Soul Of John Black - Early In The Moanin' Out 2/3|url=https://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/soul-john-black-early-moanin-out-23|access-date=2021-07-26|website=Grateful Web|language=en}} De La Soul, AJ Croce, Aloe Blacc and more.{{Cite web|title=Jake Najor {{!}} Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jake-najor-mn0000736510/credits|access-date=2021-07-02|website=AllMusic|language=en}}

He is the brother of Zak Najor, a founding member of The Greyboy Allstars.

Jake Najor currently plays with his own San Diego Music Award-nominated project Jake Najor and the Moment of Truth{{Cite web|last=Evans|first=Julia Dixon|title=6 Songs To Discover In San Diego In July|url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/jul/01/6-songs-discover-san-diego-july/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=KPBS Public Media|date=July 2020 |language=en}} in addition to being a drummer in The Redwoods.{{Cite web|last=Terich|first=Jeff|title=An Introductory Guide to Redwoods Music|url=https://www.sandiegomagazine.com/things-to-do/the-setlist/an-introductory-guide-to-redwoods-music/article_8e69bd6d-964f-54c1-8ac4-2ce65666689f.html|access-date=2021-03-22|website=San Diego Magazine|date=8 August 2019 |language=en}}