John Pochée is a Jazz Drummer and Bandleader, born in Sydney, Australia. His career as a professional musician began in 1956. He formed The Last Straw in 1974 and also played with the Judy Bailey Quartet from 1974 to 1979. Since the early 1980s he has played, recorded and toured internationally with The Engine Room, Ten Part Invention and Bernie McGann’s trios and quartets. The Last Straw won an ARIA award for Best Australian Jazz Record in 1990 and the Bernie McGann Trio has won 4 ARIA awards for Best Australian Jazz Record.

John Pochée received the Australian Jazz Critics Award for Drums in 1990 and 1992, was elected to the Monsalvat Jazz Festival Roll of Honour in 1996 and was awarded The Graeme Bell Hall of Fame Career Achievement Award in 2006. As a drummer, bandleader and organizer he has played a major role in the history of Australian jazz.