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From Flock to Shepherd: The Evolution of the Drummer-Led Ensemble in Jazz

by Jon Sheckler
November 14, 2024

On November 15th, 2017 at 8:30pm, the Jazz Standard in New York City had a line around the block. Starting from the dual entrance of the Jazz Standard jazz club and Blue Smoke restaurant in the direct middle of East 27th Street, the line of people stretched almost to Lexington Avenue, nearly 300 feet. Just after ...

Alfredo Dias Gomes

Born: May 20, 1960

Alfredo Dias Gomes debuted as a drummer in Hermeto Pascoal's band. With the instrumentalist, he recorded the album "Cérebro magnético" and performed in important shows such as the II Jazz Festival of São Paulo/Montreux and the Rio Monterey Festival.

He was part of the first formation of the group Heroes of the Resistance, with which he recorded the albums "Heroes of the Resistance" and "Religio", recording in Los Angeles in the United States.

He was also part of Ivan Lins' band. He toured Brazil, Japan, the United States, England, France, Germany, Portugal and Italy, performing alongside saxophonist and keyboardist Larry Williams and singer Brenda Russell. With Ivan he recorded the albums "Amar assim" and "Ivan Lins 20 anos".

Marlon Simon

Born: March 15, 1961

Educator, Percussionist, Composer Marlon Simon was born in the small town of Punta Cardón, Falcón state, Venezuela. His first contact with music, at the age of 10, came from his father, Hadsy Simon, a philosopher with deep insights into spiritualism and metaphysics, and guitarist and vocalist. “Whenever we had a visitor my father used to take his guitar out and invite me to join him, playing on a little bongo. Later on, I drove him nuts. When I reached the age of 15, he bought me a set of timbales. I learned most of the Latin rudiments on my own. Listening mostly to dance bands, salsa, merengue and other South American dance music styles helped me begin playing with top local bands in the area, Marlon says. By the time he was 18, Marlon had organized his own band and had begun performing locally at concerts and clubs, sometimes opening for major national acts. His interest in jazz was sparked when he was 19 and a friend brought him a video he had recorded of Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea and Miroslav Vitous, and others. Marlon also quickly became hooked, and with an abiding interest in jazz and African-originated music he came to the United States in 1987 and began formal studies on drums at The University of The Arts in Philadelphia. In 1988, he received a grant from the Philadelphia Music Foundation. He moved to New York in 1989, and later obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Jazz and Contemporary Music from the New School for Social Research. During his studies, Marlon worked locally in the city, developing his unique style and gaining the respect of noted jazz and Latin musicians.

Your Favorite Living Jazz Drummers

by Michael Ricci
November 10, 2022

All About Jazz member votes were tabulated and this list represents our favorite living jazz drummers. Fully transparent and easily verifiable, All About Jazz's living drummers poll was conducted during the 2022 calendar year running from January to November. We would like to thank every member who participated in creating this impressive list (200 total!) for ...

Your Favorite Legacy Jazz Drummers

by Michael Ricci
November 10, 2022

All About Jazz member votes were tabulated and this list represents our favorite legacy jazz drummers of all time. Fully transparent and easily verifiable, All About Jazz's legacy drummers poll was conducted during the 2022 calendar year running from January to November. We would like to thank every member who participated in creating this comprehensive list ...

Jimmy Bennington

Born: May 22, 1970

Jimmy Bennington (born May 22, 1970; Columbus, Ohio) is a self-taught artist who began playing professionally in Texas, 1990. Mentored by late John Coltrane drummer Elvin Jones during the last decade of his life, Bennington was eventually hired as Jones' band manager/drum tech, touring the world as part of the Elvin Jones Jazz Machine (2000-2002). Since then, Bennington lived on the West Coast for several years (1997-2006), and has made Chicago his home base (2006-Present). Jimmy has performed and recorded with artists such as Julian Priester, Perry Robinson, John Stowell, Ed Schuller, Bert Wilson, Ken Filiano, Steve Cohn, John Blum, John Gross, Daniel Carter, and French bassist Benjamin Duboc