Joe Chambers

Joe Chambers
Birth name Joe Chambers
Born (1942-06-25) June 25, 1942
Origin near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Drum kit, piano, vibraphone
Years active 1963–current
Labels Blue Note Records, Atlantic Records, Columbia Records, Savant Records.
Associated acts Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne Shorter, Archie Shepp, M'Boom, Sam Rivers, Freddie Hubbard, Donald Byrd.

Joe Chambers (born June 25, 1942, near Philadelphia[1]) is an American jazz drummer, as well as a pianist, vibraphonist and composer. He attended the Philadelphia Conservatory for one year.[2] In the 1960s and 1970s Chambers gigged with many high-profile artists such as Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus, Wayne Shorter, and Chick Corea. He has released eight albums as a bandleader and been a member of several incarnations of Roach's M'Boom percussion ensemble.[3]

He has also taught, including at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City. At the school he leads the Outlaw Band.[4][5][6][7] In 2008, he was hired to be the Thomas S. Kenan Distinguished Professor of Jazz in the Department of Music at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.[8]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Franck Amsallem

With Donald Byrd

With Chick Corea

With Stanley Cowell

With Miles Davis

With Art Farmer

With Don Friedman

With Joe Henderson

With Andrew Hill

With Freddie Hubbard

With Bobby Hutcherson

With Hubert Laws

With M'Boom

With Charles Mingus

With Sam Rivers

With Woody Shaw

With Archie Shepp

With Wayne Shorter

With Ed Summerlin

With The Super Jazz Trio

With Hidefumi Toki

With Charles Tolliver

With McCoy Tyner

With Miroslav Vitous

With Tyrone Washington

With Joe Zawinul

References

  1. ↑ All About Jazz
  2. ↑ Joe Chambers Interview
  3. ↑ allmusic ((( Joe Chambers > Biography )))
  4. ↑ Jazz News: Joe Chambers and the Outlaw Band at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music February 28, 8:00 pm
  5. ↑ untitled
  6. ↑ Faculty Biographies – The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music
  7. ↑ Mannes Jazz Faculty Biographies
  8. ↑ Welcome to University of North Carolina Wilmington News

External links

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