Joe Chambers
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| Birth name | Joe Chambers |
| Born | June 25, 1942 |
| Origin |  Stoneacre, Virginia |
| Genre(s) | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer Pianist |
| Instrument(s) | Drums Piano |
| Associated acts | Wayne Shorter Eric Dolphy |
Joe Chambers (born June 25, 1942) is an American jazz drummer, pianist and composer most notable for his work with Wayne Shorter on the album Adam's Apple. He attended the Philadelphia Conservatory for one year. [1] In the 1960s Chambers gigged with several high-profile artists such as Eric Dolphy, Lou Donaldson, Freddie Hubbard, Jimmy Giuffre and Bobby Hutcherson. Other artists Joe Chambers has worked with in his career include Archie Shepp, Joe Henderson and Max Roach. He has been a member of several incarnations of Roach's M'Boom percussion ensemble.[2]
He has also taught, including at the New School for Social Research's Mannes College of Music in New York, NY. At the school he leads the "Outlaw Band,"[3][4][5][6] In 2008, he was hired to be the Thomas S. Kenan Distinguished Professor of Jazz in the Department of Music at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, in Wilmington, North Carolina.[7]
[edit] Albums by others, on which his compositions appear
- Freddie Hubbard, Breaking Point, Blue Note Records, 1964
- Bobby Hutcherson, Dialogue, Blue Note Records, 1965
- Bobby Hutcherson, Components, Blue Note Records, 1965
- Woody Shaw, Cassandranite, Muse, 1965
- Bobby Hutcherson, Spiral, Blue Note Records, 1965-1968
- Bobby Hutcherson, Oblique, Blue Note Records, 1967
- Bobby Hutcherson, Patterns, Blue Note Records, 1968
- Bobby Hutcherson, Medina, Blue Note Records, 1969
- Bobby Hutcherson, Now!, Blue Note Records, 1969
- M'Boom, Collage, Soul Note, 1984
[edit] References
- ^ Joe Chambers Interview
- ^ allmusic ((( Joe Chambers > Biography )))
- ^ Jazz News: Joe Chambers and the Outlaw Band at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music February 28, 8:00 pm
- ^ untitled
- ^ Faculty Biographies - The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music
- ^ Mannes Jazz Faculty Biographies
- ^ http://appserv02.uncw.edu/news/artview.aspx?id=2358
