Dennis Chambers

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Chambers, Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2017
v. l. to r .: Mike Stern, Dennis Chambers, Tom Kennedy and Randy Brecker (2010)

Dennis Chambers (born May 9, 1959 ) is an American drummer who played and produced records with John Scofield , Steely Dan , Santana , Mike Stern , the Brecker Brothers , Gonzalo Rubalcaba , Parliament / Funkadelic , John McLaughlin and many others. Although he never received formal training, Chambers became a world renowned jazz / fusion drummer and is known for his precise, powerful technique.

Chambers started playing drums at the age of four and began performing in nightclubs in the Baltimore area when he was six . According to his own statements, he practiced on pillows, which only "sound" when they hit a certain level, and on a drum set that was built upside down, which makes him particularly flexible. In 1978 he joined George Clinton's P-Funk band Parliament / Funkadelic and played with them until 1985. Since then he has played with almost all the greats of fusion music. The close cooperation with John McLaughlin , who described him in an interview as his "brother in arms" (brother in arms), is particularly worth mentioning .

Chambers' own group Niacin includes bassist Billy Sheehan .

In 2016, the Rolling Stone listed Chambers 63 of the 100 best drummers of all time .

Discography (selection)

year Artist title Label
1983 P-Funk All Stars Live at the Beverly Theater in Hollywood Westbound
1986 John Scofield Blue Matter Gramavision
1987 John Scofield Loud jazz Gramavision
1987 John Scofield Pick hits live Gramavision
1989 Gary Thomas By All Means Necessary JMT
1990 Bill Evans Group ( Bill Evans , Chuck Loeb , Jim Beard , Darryl Jones , Dennis Chambers) Let The Juice Loose (Live at the Blue Note, Tokyo) Bellaphone
1990 Wayne Krantz Signal Enja
1992 Petite Blonde (Bill Evans, Chuck Loeb, Mitch Forman , Victor Bailey , Dennis Chambers) Live recording Lipstick Records
1992 The Return Of The Brecker Brothers The Return Of The Brecker Brothers GRP records
1992 Dennis Chambers Getting Even Glass House
1993 Graffiti (Dennis Chambers, Haakon Graf , Gary Grainer , Ulf Wakenius ) Good groove ESC records
1994 John McLaughlin & The Free Spirits Tokyo Live Japan import
1994 Steve Khan ( Anthony Jackson , Manolo Badrena ) Crossing Polydor, Tokyo, Japan
1993 Charles Blenzig ( Mike Stern , Will Lee , Alex Foster , Dennis Chambers, Manolo Badrena , Michael Brecker ) Say what you mean Big World
1995 Steely Dan Alive in America Giant
1997 John McLaughlin (with Gary Thomas ) The Heart of Things Verve / Universe
1999 Victor Bailey Low blow ESC records
2000 John McLaughlin The Heart Of Things / Live In Paris Polygram
2001 Uncle Moe's Space Ranch ( Brett Garsed , TJ Helmerich , Gary Willis , Dennis Chambers, Scott Kinsey ) Uncle Moe's Space Ranch Mascot Rec / Tone Center
2002 Tony MacAlpine, Bunny Brunel, Brian Auger, Dennis Chambers CAB 2
2002 Dennis Chambers Outbreak Esc Records
2003 Greg Howe , Victor Wooten , Dennis Chambers Extraction Tone Center Records
2003 Biréli Lagrène , Dominique di Piazza , Dennis Chambers Front Page Sunny Side Records
2003 Tony MacAlpine, Bunny Brunel, Brian Auger, Patrice Rushen, Dennis Chambers CAB 4 Mascot Records
2006 Dennis Chambers Planet earth BHM
2006 Dennis Chambers, Jeff Berlin , David Fiuczynski , T Lavitz Boston T Party Tone Center
2007 Maceo Parker Roots & Grooves Intuition (SunnyMoon)
2007 Bill Evans The Other Side of Something Intuition (SunnyMoon)
2007 Uncle Moe's Space Ranch ( Brett Garsed , TJ Helmerich , Gary Willis , Dennis Chambers, Scott Kinsey ) Moe's Town Tone Center / Shrapnel Records
2011 Steve Khan ( Manolo Badrena , Marc Quiñones, Bobby Allende) Parting shot Shrapnel Records
2013 Dennis Chambers ( Patti Austin , Scott Henderson , Stanley Jordan , Brian Auger , Jeff Berlin, Novecento, Gregg Kofi Brown) Groove and More Soul Trade Music Publishing Group

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time. Rolling Stone , March 31, 2016, accessed August 6, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Chambers, Dennis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION american drummer
DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1959