C. Scoby Stroman

Clarence Scoby Stroman (born 1931 in North Carolina or Brooklyn , † March 28, 1996 in Brooklyn) was an American dancer and drummer on the New York jazz scene .

Stroman, who grew up in Brooklyn, began performing as a tap dancer at the age of five and soon after began playing drums. During his career he worked a. a. with Max Roach , who was his most important teacher, and with Jerome Richardson , Randy Weston , Barry Harris , Babatunde Olatunji , Ed Stout , Roland Alexander , Mickey Davidson , Sun Ra and Dianne McIntyre . He also performed with the poet Langston Hughes ; at the Museum of the City of New York or the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium he presented his own performances, which he called drummetry , a combination of poetry and drumming.

Discographic notes

Babatunde Olatunji: Flaming Drums (1962)
Ronnie Mathews : Pleasure Bent (1963, with Freddie Hubbard , Roland Alexander, Marcus Belgrave , Gene Taylor )
Patty Waters : College Tour (1966, with Giuseppi Logan , Dave Burrell , Perry Lind)
Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra - Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy / Art Forms Of Dimensions Tomorrow (1992)

personal data
SURNAME	Stroman, C. Scoby
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Stroman, Clarence Scoby (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH	1931
PLACE OF BIRTH	North Carolina or Brooklyn
DATE OF DEATH	March 28, 1996
Place of death	Brooklyn