Jazz drummer and band leader (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers) - TopicsExpress



          

Jazz drummer and band leader (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers) Art Blakey was born on this date in 1919. Art Blakey studied piano before taking up the drums and performing with the likes of Mary Lou Williams and Billy Eckstine. He formed the Jazz Messengers with Horace Silver in the mid-1950s and went on to release acclaimed albums like Moanin and Ugetsu. Art Blakey died on October 16, 1990, at the age of 71. Photo: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers • 1968
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 11:51:18 +0000

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