Pheeroan akLaff

Pheeroan akLaff (b. January 27, 1955) is an American jazz drummer.

He began playing in his hometown Detroit, and Ann Arbor MI. with Travis Biggs. He moved to New Haven CT. and formed the DejaVu band with Dwight Andrews.His first major jazz concert was with Bill Baron in 1975, and following this he played with Leo Smith's New Dalta Ahkri. He has had a longstanding association with Oliver Lake, whom he has worked with on several projects including the reggae ensemble Jump Up. akLaff has also worked with Henry Threadgill, Yosuke Yamashita, Jay Hoggard, Sonny Sharrock, Anthony Davis, James Newton, Jerome Harris, Geri Allen, Reggie Workman, Andrew Hill, Ray Anderson, Baikida Carroll, Marty Ehrlich, Mal Waldron, Don Byron, Cecil Taylor, David Murray, Dewey Redman, Nat Adderly Jr., Air, George Adams, Sonny Sharrock, Myra Melford, Steve Lehman, Karen Borca, and Michael Gregory Jackson. He teaches at Wesleyan University.

Discography as leader

*"Fits Like a Glove" (Gramavision, 1983)
*"Sonogram" (Mu Works, 1989)
*"Global Mantras" (Modern Masters, 1998)

References

*Scott Yanow, [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wcfixq95ldde~T1 Pheeroan akLaff] at Allmusic