Bruce Ditmas
Bruce Ditmas (born December 12, 1946 ) is an American jazz drummer .
Life
Ditmas began his musical career at the age of eighteen as a companion to Judy Garland . He then belonged to Gil Evans' orchestra for several years , with whom he recorded several albums until the mid-1970s, such as Svengali in 1973 , The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix in 1974 or There Comes a Time in 1975 . He also worked with Lee Konitz , David Sanborn , Michael and Randy Brecker , Steve Kuhn and Stan Getz . He also appeared on the Merv Griffin Show and worked with Barbra Streisand . Then he worked on recordings by Paul Bley , Jaco Pastorius , Enrico Rava and Jean-Luc Ponty .
In 1994 he recorded the album What If as a band leader with guitarist John Abercrombie , Paul Bley and saxophonist Sam Rivers .
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| SURNAME | Ditmas, Bruce |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1946 |