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...
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Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers has had 6 concerts.
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers is most often considered to be Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Bebop, Hard Bop, Free Jazz, Cool Jazz, Jazz Drums, Afro-Cuban Jazz, and Afro-Jazz.
The last Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers concert was on July 11, 1989 at Jazzkeller in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
