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Jazz Musician of the Day: Ralph Peterson

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Ralph Peterson

All About Jazz is celebrating Ralph Peterson's birthday today!

For more than 35 years, Ralph Peterson has been one of the distinctive and recognizable drummers in jazz. Besides his incomparable talent behind the drumkit, which has led to collaborations with the likes of Terence Blanchard, Branford Marsalis, David Murray, Roy Hargrove, Michael Brecker, Regina Belle, Betty Carter, Ron Carter, and The Roots in a career that spans almost 35 years- not to mention being hand-picked by Art Blakey as the second drummer in the legendary bandleader's Jazz Messenger Big Band until Blakey's 1990 passing. Ralph Peterson with drums Ralph Peterson is now at the intersection... Read more.

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