Dylan Howe

Dylan Lee Howe, born 4 August 1969 in London, is an English drummer, bandleader, session musician, and composer. The son of Yes guitarist Steve Howe, he began playing drums at ten after a 1972 Buddy Rich concert that steered him toward jazz. In the 1990s, he emerged in London’s club circuit, later joining Ian Dury and the Blockheads in 1997 and contributing to their early 2000s releases. He founded self-named Quintet in 2003. He contributed to the Remedy albums Elements (2003) and Remedy Live (2005). Under his quintet, he issued The Way I Hear It, This Is It and Translation, Vol. 1 (2006), Vol. 2 (2007), and The Haunted Melody (2008) with the Steve Howe Trio. Partnering with pianist Will Butterworth, he released The Rite Of Spring – Part 1 in 2010 and toured Britain; followed by Travelling (2010) and New Frontier (2019). His session work spans more than 60 albums, including collaborations with Paul McCartney and David Gilmour, and he has featured on film soundtracks such as Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll and Bridget Jones’s Diary.