Musician Dictionary

Art Blakey

American jazz drummer and bandleader (1919–1990)

DescriptionAmerican jazz drummer and bandleader (1919–1990)
Source: Wikidata
Born1919-10-11
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplacePittsburgh Pittsburgh
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1990-10-16
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathNew York New York City
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationcomposer bandleader jazz drummer musician actor jazz musician drummer
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsdrum kit
Source: Wikidata
Genresbebop jazz
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsABC Records Blue Note Columbia Records
Source: Wikidata
Member ofArt Blakey Big Band Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Art Blakey Quartet The Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble The Art Blakey Quintet Art Blakey & The Afro-Drum Ensemble Thelonious Monk Septet Buddy DeFranco Quartet Fats Navarro Quintet Hank Mobley Quartet Gigi Gryce Quartet Miles Davis Quartet The Giants of Jazz Miles Davis and His Band Gil Evans And His Orchestra The Miles Davis Sextet The Cannonball Adderley Quintet The Thelonious Monk Quintet Kenny Dorham Octet Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra Quincy Jones' All Star Big Band Sonny Stitt Quartet Dizzy Gillespie Sextet Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra Coleman Hawkins Quintet Paul Bley Trio Dexter Gordon Quintet Thelonious Monk Sextet Sonny Stitt Band Zoot Sims Quartet Clifford Brown Sextet Thelonious Monk Trio Art Blakey Quintet Art Blakey's Big Band Sonny Rollins Quartet The Horace Silver Trio The Miles Davis Quartet The Hank Mobley Quintet The Kenny Drew Trio East Coast All-Stars Sonny Rollins Quintet James Moody And His Modernists Walter Gil Fuller And His Orchestra Lee Morgan Quintet Lou Donaldson Quintet The Gigi Gryce Quartet Randy Weston Trio The Quincy Jones Big Band Elmo Hope Quintet Julius Watkins Sextet The Giants Of Jazz (2) Bennie Green Septet Woody Shaw Quintet Lou Donaldson Sextet Fats Navarro And His Band Hank Mobley And His All Stars Benny Golson Quintet Milton Jackson And His New Group Clark Terry And His Orchestra Gil Fuller Orchestra Kenny Burrell Septet Buddy DeFranco And His Trio Tina Brooks Quintet Art Blakey's Band Miles Davis And His Cool Wailers Johnny Griffin Septet Kenny Dorham Nonet Fats Navarro Quartet Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Thelonious Monk Septet The Jazz Messengers
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AwardsGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award NEA Jazz Masters Paul Acket Award
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

A. Blakey A.Blakey AB Abdullah Ibn Buhaina Art Blackey Art Blake Art Blakely Art Blakey 2 Art Blakey A/K/A Abdullah Ibn Buchaina Art Blakey A/K/A Abdullah Ibn Buhaina Art Blakey And His Rhythm Art Blankey Art Brakey Art. Blakey Blacks Blakey А. Блейки Арт Блэйки Арт Блэки アート・ブレイキー アート・ブレーキ―

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