Kabir Adhiya-Kumar is a 25-year-old drummer and producer from Washington Heights, NYC. Since picking up the sticks at 8 years old, his versatility has lead him to become one of New York's' most in-demand musicians. At the age of 11, Kabir was accepted into Juilliard's Music Advancement Program, a 4 year initiative that aims to give opportunities to those underrepresented in Classical Music.  In 2022, he graduated from Boston's New England Conservatory where he was mentored by 'Jazz' greats such as Billy Hart and Nasheet Waits

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Kabir's creative output directly takes inspiration from his own Indian roots as well as prominent influences from Black American Music.  In the past 3 years alone, he's performed and/or recorded with over 60 different artists, at venues such as Brooklyn Steel, The Jazz Gallery, Close-Up, The Cherry Lane Theatre, Baby's All Right, and The Battery Dance Festival.  Notably, Kabir is a member of the avant-pop band Toso Toso, along with Isabel Crespo Pardo, Rahul Carlberg, and Celia Hill.  Their debut LP arrived in 2025, via Leaving Records. The album was a critical success, receiving acclaim and recognition from organizations like NPR Music, BBC's Radio One, and Hearing Things Magazine.  

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The project's lead single was produced by Kabir; his own solo debut is due in the summer of 2026 and features contributions from artists and rappers solely from New York City. 2024 collaborative song "War" with artist Abe the Kid was described as "...a simultaneously bright yet haunting soundscape demanding multiple listens" by Atwood Magazine.  Through his extensive usage of samples, Kabir also began to work with Sensory Percussion. In 2025, he invited to their headquarters to record and help introduce their new cymbal sensor technology.

 

​​​​Kabir has also performed in Jonathan Paik's Fugitive, Jahnvi Madan's Quartet, Judette Elliston's Quartet, Rahul Carlberg's trio, and Sam Towse's Human Music, to name a few. In other genres, he's played drums for artists such as Party of Two, Father Koi, Buffchick, Zoe Ko, Deandre Sevon and  J. Solomon.  He has also played drums and served as musical director for artists like Khal!l, Poptropicaslutz, and MKULTRA.​​, running live backing tracks and/or autotune.​ 

 

Through all his artistic outputs, Kabir aims to push past the current sonic landscape, whether that be through rhythmic frequencies,  intricate sound design, or cross - cultural pollination