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Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) [1] was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. [2] Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, United States. [1]
Roy Owen Haynes (March 13, 1925 – November 12, 2024) was an American jazz drummer. In the 1950s he was given the nickname " Snap Crackle " for his distinctive snare drum sound and musical vocabulary.
The techniques and instrumentation of this type of performance have evolved over the 1900s, influenced by jazz at large and the individual drummers within it. Jazz required a method of playing percussion different from traditional European styles, one that was easily adaptable to the different rhythms of the new genre, fostering the creation of ...
William "Benny" Benjamin (July 25, 1925 – April 20, 1969), [1] [a] nicknamed Papa Zita, [4] was an American musician, most notable as the primary drummer for the Motown Records studio band The Funk Brothers. [5] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 and was named the eleventh best drummer of all time by Rolling Stone ...
Anthony Tillmon Williams (December 12, 1945 – February 23, 1997) [1] was an American jazz drummer.Williams first gained fame as a member of Miles Davis' "Second Great Quintet", and later pioneered jazz fusion with Davis' group and his own combo, the Tony Williams Lifetime. [2]
Omar Hakim (born February 12, 1959) is an American drummer, producer, arranger and composer. His session work covers jazz, jazz fusion, and pop music.He has worked with Weather Report, David Bowie, Foo Fighters, Chic, Sting, Madonna, Dire Straits, Bryan Ferry, Journey, Kate Bush, George Benson, Miles Davis, Daft Punk, Mariah Carey, the Pussycat Dolls, David Lee Roth, and Celine Dion.
Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era. [1] Most famously a member of John Coltrane's quartet, with whom he recorded from late 1960 to late 1965, Jones appeared on such albums as My Favorite Things, A Love Supreme, Ascension and Live at Birdland.
Daniel Edwin Carey (born May 10, 1961) [1] is an American musician and songwriter who is the drummer for the progressive metal band Tool.He has also contributed to albums by artists such as Zaum, Green Jellö, Pigface, Skinny Puppy, Adrian Belew, Carole King, Collide, Meat Puppets, Lusk, and the Melvins.