Jack DeJohnette

Jack DeJohnette

DeJohnette in 2006
Background information
Born August 9, 1942(1942-08-09)
Chicago, Illinois
United States
Genres Jazz, jazz fusion, new age
Occupations Musician, composer
Instruments Drums, piano, percussion, melodica
Years active 1961–present
Labels Milestone/Prestige, ECM, MCA, Blue Note, Columbia, Kindred Rhythm
Website www.jackdejohnette.com

Jack DeJohnette (born 9 August 1942)[1] is an American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer. He is one of the most influential jazz drummers of the 20th century, due to extensive work as leader and sideman for musicians like Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett and Sonny Rollins.

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Biography

DeJohnette was born in Chicago, Illinois. Besides the drums, he also studied the piano. He first became known as a member of Charles Lloyd's band, a group that pianist Keith Jarrett also was a part of at that time. He played with Bill Evans in 1968 on the acclaimed Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival, and from 1969 to 1972 played with Miles Davis. In the 1970s he recorded for Milestone/Prestige and ECM. He also appeared widely on ECM as a sideman. Since then he has recorded for MCA Records, Blue Note Records, and Kindred Rhythm.

DeJohnette has led several groups since the early-1970s, including Compost, a jazz-rock group that did two albums for Columbia with Bob Moses and Harold Vick; Directions (with John Abercrombie, Alex Foster, Warren Bernhardt, and Mike Richmond); New Directions (with Abercrombie, Lester Bowie, and Eddie Gomez); Gateway (with John Abercrombie and Dave Holland); and Special Edition (with David Murray, Chico Freeman, Arthur Blythe, Peter Warren, and others). Since the 1980s, he has been a member of what has become known as Keith Jarrett's Standards Trio alongside Jarrett and Gary Peacock.

Since 2003, DeJohnette has been part of Trio Beyond with fellow musicians Larry Goldings (organ) and John Scofield (guitar). The trio was set up in tribute to The Tony Williams Lifetime trio led by Williams with Larry Young (organ) and John McLaughlin (guitar). He also currently appears as a member of the Bruce Hornsby Trio. In February, 2009, DeJohnette received the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album, Peace Time.

DeJohnette's most current project as of 2010 is Jack DeJohnette Group, featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa on alto saxophone, David Fiuczynski on double-neck guitar, George Colligan on keyboards and piano, and long-time associate Jerome Harris on electric and acoustic bass guitars.[2]

DeJohnette successfully incorporates elements of free jazz and world music, while maintaining the deep grooves of jazz and R&B drummers. His exceptional experience of time and style, combined with astounding improvisational ingenuity, make him one of the most highly regarded and in-demand drummers. He also occasionally appears on piano, on his own recordings.

In 2012, DeJohnette will be awarded an NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for his "significant lifetime contributions have helped to enrich jazz and further the growth of the art form."[3]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With John Abercrombie

With George Adams

With Cannonball Adderley

With Geri Allen

With Chet Baker

With Richard Beirach

With George Benson

With Joanne Brackeen

With Michael Brecker

With Henry Butler

With Alice Coltrane and Carlos Santana

With Compost

With Bill Connors

With Chick Corea

With Miles Davis

With Eliane Elias

With Bill Evans

With Antonio Farao

With Joe Farrell

With Chico Freeman

With Jan Garbarek

With Gateway

With Mick Goodrick

With Herbie Hancock

With Joe Henderson

With Dave Holland

With Freddie Hubbard

With D. D. Jackson

With Keith Jarrett

With Steve Khan

With Eric Kloss

With Eero Koivistoinen

With Lee Konitz

With Steve Kuhn

With Hubert Laws

With Dave Liebman

With Charles Lloyd

With Joe Lovano

With Harold Mabern

With Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green

With Michael Mantler

With Lyle Mays

With John McLaughlin

With Jackie McLean

With Pat Metheny

With Kalman Olah

With Gary Peacock

With Chris Potter

With Teri Roiger

With Sonny Rollins

With Terje Rypdal

With John Scofield

With Wayne Shorter

With Wadada Leo Smith

With John Surman

With Steve Swallow

With Szakcsi Generation

With Bobby Timmons

With Ralph Towner

With Trio Beyond

With Stanley Turrentine

With McCoy Tyner

With Miroslav Vitous

With Collin Walcott

With Bennie Wallace

With Peter Warren

With Sadao Watanabe

With Kenny Werner

With Kenny Wheeler

With the World Saxophone Quartet

With Joe Zawinul

References

  1. ^ "Jack DeJohnette:Artist Info". Riad.usk.pk.edu.pl. 1942-08-09. http://riad.usk.pk.edu.pl/~pmj/dejohnette/info.html. Retrieved 2011-10-11. 
  2. ^ "Jack DeJohnette:Biography". http://www.jackdejohnette.com/biography. Retrieved 16 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "National Endowment for the Arts Announces the 2012 NEA Jazz Masters". http://www.nea.gov/honors/jazz/2012-NEA-Jazz-Masters-Announced.html. Retrieved 16 July 2011. 

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