Jeff Sipe (born January 31, 1959,
Berlin,
Germany) is an
American drummer. He is a
rock and
jazz fusion drummer, however, he is proficient in many other styles which he has demonstrated in his decades of drumming. He is a founding member of
Aquarium Rescue Unit along with
Col. Bruce Hampton. He also played with the self-applied Cajun Slamgrass Band
Leftover Salmon and in the Zambiland Orchestra, an experimental big band featuring members of
Phish,
Widespread Panic and others. He toured in 2011 with Jeff Coffin & the Mu'tet, Sipe recently has toured with
Keller Williams with Moseley, Droll and Sipe and
Jimmy Herring Band. He has been said by Herring to "live for music" and remains his first choice among drummers with whom to play. Currently (2015), Sipe is on tour with
Warren Haynes and the Ashes to Dust band. They were recently featured on The Conan O'Brien Show.