Joe Chambers | |
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 Joe Chambers (right) with Freddie Waits (left) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | June 25, 1942 Stoneacre, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, piano, vibraphone |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Labels | Muse, Finite, Baystate, Blue Note, Savant |
Joe Chambers (born June 25, 1942)[1] is an American jazz drummer, 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.[3] During this period, his compositions were featured on some of the albums on which he appeared, such as those with Freddie Hubbard and Bobby Hutcherson.[3] He has released fifteen albums as a bandleader and been a member of several incarnations of Max Roach's M'Boom percussion ensemble.[4]
He has also taught, including at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City, where he leads the Outlaw Band.[5][6][7][8] 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.[9]
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- ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 450. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
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- ^ "Jazz News: Joe Chambers and the Outlaw Band at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music February 28, 8:00 pm". 16 March 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-03-16. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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- ^ "Faculty Biographies – The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music". Archived from the original on 2007-08-02. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
- ^ "School of Jazz | College of Performing Arts | The New School". Newschool.edu. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ Welcome to University of North Carolina Wilmington News Archived 2008-09-23 at the Wayback Machine