<P> Ahmir Khalib Thompson ( born January 20 , 1971 ) , known professionally as Questlove ( stylized as ? uestlove ) , is an American percussionist , multi-instrumentalist , DJ , music journalist , record producer , and occasional actor . He is best known as the drummer and joint frontman ( with Black Thought ) for the Grammy Award - winning band The Roots . The Roots have been serving as the in - house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon since February 17 , 2014 , continuing the role they served during the entire run of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . He is also one of the producers of the Broadway musical Hamilton . He is the cofounder of Okayplayer and Okayafrica . Additionally , he is an adjunct instructor at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University . </P>
<P> Ahmir Khalib Thompson ( born January 20 , 1971 ) , known professionally as Questlove ( stylized as ? uestlove ) , is an American percussionist , multi-instrumentalist , DJ , music journalist , record producer , and occasional actor . He is best known as the drummer and joint frontman ( with Black Thought ) for the Grammy Award - winning band The Roots . The Roots have been serving as the in - house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon since February 17 , 2014 , continuing the role they served during the entire run of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . He is also one of the producers of the Broadway musical Hamilton . He is the cofounder of Okayplayer and Okayafrica . Additionally , he is an adjunct instructor at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University . </P>
who is the drummer on the tonight show with jimmy fallon
who is the drummer on the tonight show with jimmy fallon
Ahmir Khalib Thompson
Ahmir Khalib Thompson