Arthur (Art) Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990),[1] born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, he was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Along with Kenny Clarke and Max Roach, he was one of the inventors of the modern bebop style of drumming. He is known as a powerful musician and a vital groover; his brand of bluesy, funky hard bop was (and remains) profoundly influential on mainstream jazz. For more than...
These are photos from concerts where Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Ella Fitzgerald / Dizzy Gillespie / Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers / Freddie hubbard & John Faddis / Wynton Marsalis / George Wein's Kool Jazz Festival Allstars Aug 21, 1983 Newport, Rhode Island, United States Uploaded by Tim O’s
