Guy Salamon is an Amsterdam based drummer, composer, arranger, recording artist and band leader. Originally from Jerusalem, Israel, he is mainly known for his work with his own 8 piece band, the highly energetic, award winning 'Guy Salamon Group' and for his recently released debut album 'Unfollow The Leader'.

He is an active musician in the European jazz scene and has been performing with major dutch artists such as Jesse van Ruller, Tineke Postma, Ben van Gelder, Reinier Baas, Jasper Blom, Maarten van der Grinten and Jim van der Zee.

Guy Salamon was born in Jerusalem in April 1989 to a family of musicians. His mother is a classical conductor and opera singer, and his father is a salsa-rock singer/songwriter. He started playing piano at an early age and transitioned to the drums when he began jazz studies at the Jerusalem High School for the Arts.

After graduating high school and volunteering for 3 years in informal education for underprivileged youth, Guy started academic jazz studies at the Tel Aviv Conservatory - New School NY combined program and graduated with a diploma in 2013. One year later he moved to the Netherlands and begun his studies at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where he graduated in 2018.

Since his arrival to the Netherlands in 2014, Guy Salamon has established himself in both the local and international jazz scenes. Recent appearances include the North Sea Jazz Festival, 12 points festival, Injazz Festival, The BIMHUIS and the Royal Concertgebouw.

His debut album, ‘Unfollow The Leader’, was released in December 2019.