| Joe Chambers | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Joe Chambers |
| Born | June 25, 1942 |
| Origin | Stoneacre, Virginia, United States |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Drum kit, piano, vibraphone |
| Associated acts | Wayne Shorter, Eric Dolphy, M'Boom |
Joe Chambers (born June 25, 1942) is an American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer. He attended the Philadelphia Conservatory for one year.[1] In the 1960s and 70s Chambers gigged with many high-profile artists such as Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus, Lou Donaldson, Chick Corea, Freddie Hubbard, Jimmy Giuffre and Bobby Hutcherson. Other artists Joe Chambers has worked with in his career include Andrew Hill, Archie Shepp, Miles Davis, David Murray, Joe Henderson, Franck Amsallem 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 Jazz and Contemporary 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.[7]
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With M'Boom
With Donald Byrd
With Chick Corea
With Miles Davis
With Art Farmer
With Don Friedman
With Joe Henderson
With Andrew Hill
With Freddie Hubbard
With Bobby Hutcherson
With Hubert Laws
With Charles Mingus
With Sam Rivers
With Woody Shaw
With Archie Shepp
With Wayne Shorter
With The Super Jazz Trio
With Hidefumi Toki
With Charles Tolliver
With McCoy Tyner
With Miroslav Vitous
With Tyrone Washington
With Joe Zawinul