Jack DeJohnette

Jack DeJohnette (born 9 August 1942) [ [http://riad.usk.pk.edu.pl/~pmj/dejohnette/info.html Jack DeJohnette:Artist Info] ] is an American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer. DeJohnette was born in Chicago, Illinois. Besides the drums, he studied the piano, which he plays on several recordings. He first became known as a member of Charles Lloyd's band, a group that pianist Keith Jarrett also was a part of at that time. He played with Bill Evans in 1968 on the acclaimed Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival, and from 1969 to 1972 played with Miles Davis and recorded albums for ECM as both leader and sideman.

DeJohnette has led several groups since the early-1970s, including Compost, a jazz-rock group that did two albums for Columbia with Bob Moses and Harold Vick; Directions (with John Abercrombie, Alex Foster, Warren Bernhardt, and Mike Richmond); New Directions (with Abercrombie, Lester Bowie, and Eddie Gomez); and Special Edition (with David Murray, Chico Freeman, Arthur Blythe, Peter Warren, and others). Since the 1980s, he has been a member of what has become known as Keith Jarrett's Standards Trio alongside Jarrett and Gary Peacock. He is a dazzling improviser and a clear stylistic successor of Roy Haynes, and two of the greatest drummers of the 1960s, Tony Williams and Elvin Jones.

Since 2003, Jack has been part of Trio Beyond with fellow musicians Larry Goldings (organ) and John Scofield (guitar). The trio was set up in tribute to The Tony Williams Lifetime trio led by Williams with Larry Young (organ) and John McLaughlin (guitar). He also currently appears as a member of the Bruce Hornsby Trio.

DeJohnette successfully incorporates elements of free jazz while maintaining the deep groove of an R&B drummer. His exceptional experience of time and style, combined with astounding improvisational ingenuity, make him one of the most highly-regarded and in-demand drummers.

Selected discography

As leader

* "The DeJohnette Complex" (1968)
* "Ruta and Daitya" (with Keith Jarrett) (1972)
* "Sorcery" (1974)
* "Pictures" (1976)
* "New Directions" (1978) (with John Abercrombie and Lester Bowie)
* "Special Edition" (1979) (with Arthur Blythe and David Murray)
* "Album Album" (1984)
* "In Our Style" (with David Murray) (1986)
* "Audio-Visualscapes" (1988)
* "Parallel Realities" (1990) (with Pat Metheny and Herbie Hancock)
* "Dancing with Nature Spirits" (1995)
* "Oneness" (1997)
* "Invisible Nature" (with John Surman) (2000)
* "Music in the Key of Om" (2005), nominated for a 2006 Grammy as Best New Age Album
* "Music from the Hearts of the Masters" (with Foday Musa Suso) (2005)
* "The Ripple Effect" (with Ben Surman and Foday Musa Suso) (2005)
* "Hybrids" (with Ben Surman and Foday Musa Suso) (2005)
* "The Elephant Sleeps but Still Remembers" (with Bill Frisell) (2006)

As sideman

* Charles Lloyd, "Forest Flower"
* Joe Henderson, "Power to the People"
* Miles Davis, "Bitches Brew"
* Miles Davis, ""
* Kenny Wheeler, "Deer Wan" and "Gnu High"
* Keith Jarrett Trio, "Standards, Vol. 1" and "Standards, Vol. 2", "Standards Live"
* Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman, Song X
* Michael Brecker, "Pilgrimage"
* Lyle Mays, "Fictionary"

Gateway

Trio with John Abercrombie and Dave Holland
* "Gateway" (1975)
* "Gateway 2" (1977)
* "Homecoming" (1994)
* "In The Moment" (1994)
*"Fictionary" with Lyle Mays

References

External links

* [http://www.jackdejohnette.com Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/jackdejohnette Jack DeJohnette's MySpace page]
* [http://www.jackdejohnette.com/biography.htm Official biography]
* [http://drummerworld.com/drummers/Jack_DeJohnette.html At drummerworld.com]
* [http://www.behindthedrums.com/JackDeJohnette.htm Jack DeJohnette at BehindTheDrums.com] - discography and equipment list
* [http://riad.usk.pk.edu.pl/~pmj/dejohnette/ Jack DeJohnette page and discography]
* [http://kairos.biz/j/jackdejohnette.html Photos of Jack DeJohnette] in Salzburg

Multimedia

* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9058549582014835272&q=Dejohnette&pr=goog-sl&hl=en "Autumn Leaves"] by Jack DeJohnette with Keith Jarrett and Gary Peacock
* [http://vicfirth.com/artists/dejohnette.html Vic Firth page] with four DeJohnette sample videos
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5IYr6Kl86I "Miles Runs The Voodoo Down"] : October 27, 1969 at Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy with Miles Davis (tr), Wayne Shorter (ss, ts), Chick Corea (kb), Dave Holland (b), Jack DeJohnette (d)