Darren Jessee

Darren Michael Jessee is an American musician best known as the drummer of the alternative rock trio Ben Folds Five. He has also worked as an instrumentalist for Sharon Van Etten and Hiss Golden Messenger and released three solo albums and four albums as singer and songwriter for indie band Hotel Lights. His first solo album, The Jane, Room 217, was released on August 24, 2018, to near-universal acclaim from critics.

8 April 1971

Born on the same birth day (8 April): Albert Bustamante • Anouk (singer) • David Wu • Hywel Bennett • Jang Yong • Joan Sebastian • John Havlicek • Pablo Portillo • Robin Wright • Tracy Grammer • Viktor Arvidsson • Winifred Asprey

Born in the same month (April 1971): Al Reyes • Austin Peck • Bo Outlaw • Bridget Moynahan • Carlos Pérez (pitcher) • Claire Sweeney • Edmundo (footballer) • Franck Esposito • Gregg Zaun • Indro Olumets • Jacques Villeneuve • Josia Thugwane • Karl Turner (British politician) • Kumar Dharmasena • Leo Fortune-West • Nicholas Brendon • Philippe Carbonneau • Selena • Shinji Nakano • Sonia Bisset • Uli Herzner • Victor Kraatz • Yanic Perreault