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Jazz Musician of the Day: Rashied Ali

Source: Michael Ricci
July 1, 2010
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Rashied Ali

Rashied Ali is a progenitor and leading exponent of multidirectional rhythms/polytonal percussion. A student of Philly Joe Jones and an admirer of Art Blakey, Ali developed the style known as “free jazz" drumming... more

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