Cindy Blackman
Cindy Blackman (* 18th November 1959 in Yellow Springs , Ohio ) is an American jazz - drummer .
music
Blackman began her career as a street musician in New York City . She studied for three semesters at Berklee College of Music in Boston and was a student of Alan Dawson . She returned to New York in the 1980s, where she leads her own band (with bassist Kim Clarke, among others ). She became known as the drummer for rock singer Lenny Kravitz , with whom she worked from 1993 to 2004.
She has also performed with musicians such as Jackie McLean , Joe Henderson , Don Pullen , Hugh Masekela , Pharoah Sanders , Sam Rivers , Cassandra Wilson , Angela Bofill , Bill Laswell and Buckethead . She released eight solo albums and recorded the educational video Multiplicity in 1997 . In the spring of 2009 Blackman toured Europe with Socialibrium (with Bernie Worrell and TM Stevens, among others ). She toured with Vernon Reid , John Medeski and Jack Bruce in 2008 and 2011 to reinterpret pieces by Tony Williams ; In 2012 the album Spectrum Road followed with this “supergroup” .
In 2016, Rolling Stone listed Blackman as one of only five women among the 100 best drummers of all time .
Private
Blackman attended a Baptist church when she was young , but became a Baha'i religion at the age of 18 and began studying Kabbalah in the 2000s .
On July 9, 2010, Blackman and Carlos Santana announced their upcoming marriage during a concert on their Universal Tone Tour in Chicago . The wedding took place on December 21st in Maui .
Discography
- Code Red with Steve Coleman , Wallace Roney , Kenny Barron , Lonnie Plaxico , 1992
- Arcane with Wallace Roney, Joe Henderson , Kenny Garrett , Larry Willis , Buster Williams , Clarence Seay , 1992
- Telepathy with Antoine Roney , Jacky Terrasson , Clarence Seay, 1994
- The Oracle with Gary Bartz , Kenny Barron, Ron Carter , 1996
- In the Now with Ravi Coltrane , Jacky Terrasson , Ron Carter, 1998
- Works on Canvas with JD Allen III , Carlton Holmes , George Mitchell , 1999
- A Lil 'Somethin' Somethin ' with Kenny Barron, Gary Bartz , Ron Carter, Kenny Garrett, Lonnie Plaxico, Wallace Roney, Clarence Seay, Jacky Terrasson, Buster Williams , 2000
- Someday ... with JD Allen III, Carlton Holmes, George Mitchell, 2001
- Music for the New Millennium with JD Allen III, Carlton Holmes , George Mitchell, 2004
- Another Lifetime , 2010
Individual evidence
- ↑ Now jazz rock also has its supergroup
- ↑ 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time. Rolling Stone , March 31, 2016, accessed August 6, 2017 .
- ^ Cindy Blackman's got the beat. Toronto Star , July 6, 2008, accessed September 20, 2009 .
- ↑ Chicago Tribune : Peace and (real) love in the air at Santana, Winwood performances ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , July 11, 2010
- ↑ Los Angeles Times : Carlos Santana and Cindy Blackman are married January 5, 2011
Web links
- Cindy Blackman's homepage
- Newer homepage than Cindy Blackman Santana
- Cindy Blackman at drummerworld.com
- Cindy Blackman at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blackman, Cindy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Blackman Santana, Cindy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yellow Springs , Ohio |