Jazz percussion faculty member, John Hadfield, has performed throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia. Professor Hadfield has worked with jazz artists including: Jon Faddis, Bobby Watson, (NYU Jazz Faculty member) Mike Richmond, Brad Shepik, (NYU Jazz Faculty member) Gil Goldstein, and (NYU Jazz Faculty member) Lenny Pickett.
In addition, Professor Hadfield's diversity as a percussionist has allowed him to perform with a broad variety of ensembles including: The Michael Gordon Band, Yo Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble, Bang on a Can, Combo Nuvo, Ethos Percussion Group, the rock band Capital M, Maya, the New York gamelan group Dharma Swara, the Israeli folk group Anistar and Marimba Yajalon. Currently, Hadfield lives in NYC and is traveling to Asia in the winter of 2007 to perform works for percussion and laptop.