Archie Alleyne
Archie Alleyne (January 7, 1933 – June 8, 2015) was a Canadian jazz drummer.[1] Best known as a drummer for influential jazz musicians such as Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster, he was also prominent as a recording artist on his own and with Canadian jazz musicians such as Oliver Jones, Cy McLean and Brian Browne.[2]
Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario,[1] Alleyne became the house drummer at the Town Tavern jazz club in his 20s.[1]
Involved in a serious car accident in 1967, he stepped away from music for a number of years,[1] becoming a partner in a soul food restaurant in Toronto.[1] He returned to music in the early 1980s with Jones' band.[2]
In later life he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada,[2] established the Archie Alleyne Scholarship Fund to provide bursaries to music students,[3] and wrote Colour Me Jazz: The Archie Alleyne Story, an autobiography slated for future publication.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Archie Alleyne, renowned Toronto jazz drummer, dead at 82". CBC News, June 8, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "RIP Archie Alleyne". Ottawa Citizen, June 9, 2015.
- ↑ "The Life and Times of Archie Alleyne, Toronto's Greatest Jazz Drummer". Noisey, June 8, 2015.
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