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Jack DeJohnette, a famous jazz drummer who worked with miles Davis The artist, who collaborated with Keith Jarrett and many other greats of the genre on his landmark 1970 fusion album, has died aged 83.
Acclaimed drummer died on Sunday kintal, new yorkHis assistant, Joan Clancy, told The Associated Press that he died surrounded by his wife, family and close friends as he died of heart failure.
one winner out of two grammy Following the awards, Chicago-born DeJohnette began his musical career as a classical pianist, beginning training at age 4, before playing drums with his high school band. In his early years he was in demand as both a pianist and drummer.
He achieved international recognition through his involvement with the Charles Lloyd Quartet in the 1960s. According to biographical material provided by representatives, over the years he collaborated not only with Davis and Jarrett but also with John Coltrane, Sun Ra, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, Stan Getz, Eddie Harris, Herbie Hancock, Betty Carter and many others.
In 1968, DeJohnette joined Davis and his group to work on the music for Davis’s 1970 studio album, “Bitches Brew”.
In a Sessions panel interview, DeJohnette described how he was freelancing in New York when he got the opportunity to join Davis in the studio, at a time when experimentation with genres “had become the new frontier, so to speak.”
“Miles was in a creative mood,” DeJohnette said, “a process of going into the studio every day and experimenting with the groove. A lot of the music isn’t structured… It was a matter of the groove, and sometimes a few notes or a few melodies. You’d turn the tape on and just let it go.”
“It’s going to be day-by-day,” DeJohnette said. “We never thought how important these records would be, we just knew it was important because Miles was there and he was moving forward with something different.”
rolling stonewhich listed DeJohnette as one of the Top 100 drummers of all time (at No. 40), citing the drummer’s “instinctive ability to turn out memorable melodies.”
DeJohnette recorded on various labels, but mostly on ECM. In addition to his many projects and bands, he was a member of the trio Jarrett and Gary Peacock for over 25 years.
His two Grammys were for New Age Album (“Peace Time”) in 2009 and Jazz Instrumental Album (“Skyline”) in 2022.