Ali Jackson (jazz drummer)
| Ali Jackson Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 3, 1976 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Associated acts | Jazz at Lincoln Center |
| Website |
alidrums |
Ali Jackson Jr. (born April 3, 1976) is an American jazz drummer.
Career
His mother, a classical pianist, taught him piano and how to read music at the age of four. His father, bass player Ali Jackson Sr., taught him music theory and gave him drum lessons from rudiment books. Jackson attended Detroit's prestigious Cass Technical High School. He then attended The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, earning a BA in composition. He privately studied with master teachers, Elvin Jones and Max Roach.
Jackson has performed and recorded with musicians including Wynton Marsalis, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, James Carter, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Harry Connick Jr., KRS-One, Marcus Roberts, Cyrus Chestnut, Joshua Redman, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Diana Krall.
Discography
As leader or co-leader
- Groove at Jazz en Tete (Blue Geodesics, 2000)
- Gold Sounds with James Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Reginald Veal (Brown Brothers, 2005)
- Big Brown Get Down (BigWenzee Music, 2007)
- Wheelz Keep Rollin' (BigWenzee Music, 2008)
- Yes! as member of the Yes Trio (2012)
- Amalgamations (Sunnyside, 2014)[1]
As sideman
With Craig Handy
- Reflections in Change (Sirocco Music, 1999)
- Flow (2000)
With Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
- Congo Square (2007)
- Portrait in Seven Shades (2010)
- Vitoria Suite (2010)
- Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues (2011)
With Wynton Marsalis
- The Magic Hour (2004)
- From the Plantation to the Penitentiary (2007)
- Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Play the Music of Ray Charles (2009)
- Two Men with Blues (2009) with Willie Nelson
- He and She (2009)
- From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf: Live in Marcia (2010) with Richard Galliano
With Joshua Redman
- Back East (2007)
With Kurt Rosenwinkel
- Deep Song (2005)
With others
- Last Chance for Common Sense, Rodney Kendrick (1997)
- I Got Next, KRS-One (1997)
- Gunn Fu, Russell Gunn (1997)
- Blues for the New Millennium, Marcus Roberts (1997)
- Into the Blue, Emmanuel Pahud and Jacky Terrasson (2001)
- Irreplaceable, George Benson (2004)
- The Ancient Art of Giving, Omer Avital (2006)
- Noir, Anat Cohen (2007)
- Live at Yoshi's (2010), Dee Dee Bridgewater
- Spirityouall, Bobby McFerrin (2013)[1]
References
- 1 2 "Recordings | Ali Jackson". alidrums.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
External links
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