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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]
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 ...
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.
This is a list of American jazz drummers.Jazz drummers play percussion (predominantly the drum set) in jazz, jazz fusion, and other jazz subgenres such as latin jazz.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.
Vincent Peter Colaiuta (born February 5, 1956) is an American drummer known for his technical mastery who has worked as a session musician in many genres. [1] He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1996 [2] and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2014. [3] Colaiuta has won one Grammy Award and has been nominated twice. [4]
Seed Artists’ Chris Napierala sat down with jazz flutist and composer James Newton to discuss the work and impact of jazz legend Eric Dolphy.
Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker (19 August 1939 – 6 October 2019) was an English drummer. [1] His work in the 1960s and 1970s earned him the reputation of "rock's first superstar drummer", for a style that melded jazz and African rhythms and pioneered both jazz fusion and world music.
In the July 2006 issue of Modern Drummer magazine, Watts was voted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame, joining Ringo Starr, Keith Moon, Steve Gadd, Buddy Rich and other highly esteemed and influential drummers from the history of rock and jazz. [85] The music critic Robert Christgau called Watts "rock's greatest drummer". [86]