Jessie Linden is a New York City-based drummer and percussionist originally from Cleveland, OH.

Since beginning her freelance career, Jessie has performed across a wide array of theatrical productions, including Broadway, Off-Broadway, national tours, regional productions, and countless concerts, workshops, and recording projects.

Most notably, Jessie can be seen and heard on stage playing percussion for the Broadway production Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) at the Longacre Theatre.

She has also subbed for a dozen other Broadway shows including Come From Away, Death Becomes Her, Back To The Future, Some Like It Hot, Beetlejuice, and Aladdin.

In addition to Broadway, Jessie has played at many other notable NYC venues, such as David Geffen Hall, Town Hall, 54 Below, Kings Theatre, Symphony Space, City Winery, and Joe’s Pub, as well as in Canada and the UK, including the London Palladium and Royal Festival Hall.

Jessie can often be seen playing on stage and sometimes singing as well. Some favorites include Labyrinth In Concert (North American Tour 2024-2025), Ceilidh (KAY-lee, Baltimore M&T Bank Exchange 2025), Anything That Gives Off Light (The TEAM 2019), and Rags Parkland Sings The Songs Of The Future (Ars Nova 2018).

Some favorite recordings include the cast recordings for Two Strangers and Rags Parkland, as well as the debut album of frequent collaborator and UK-based composer Matthew Harvey.

Jessie earned her Bachelor's degrees in percussion performance and music theory from Ithaca College under the instruction of Gordon Stout and Valerie Naranjo.

Jessie is an artist endorser of Innovative Percussion.