Whit dickey
Whit Dickey (* 1954 ) is an American drummer and composer of avant-garde jazz .
Dickey studied with Milford Graves and worked with Rob Brown (1992), Joe Morris and William Parker ( Elsewhere 1996), Matthew Shipp ( Circular Temple ; 1990 and Prism , 1993) and David S. Ware ( Oblations and Blessings , 1995). In 1998 he recorded the album Transonic in a trio with Rob Brown and Chris Lightcap ; Dickey's compositions are heavily influenced by Monk's titles Criss Cross and Off Minor . The album Big Tap followed in 2002 - expanded to include Joe Morris . In 2003 he played with saxophonist James Finn and Dominic Duval . In 2004 the album In a Heartbeat was created with trumpeter Roy Campbell and Rob Brown, Chris Lightcap and Joe Morris .
Discographic notes
- Transonic ( AUM Fidelity , 1998)
- Big tap (Wobbly rail, 2000)
- Life Cycle (AUM Fidelity, 2000)
- Prophet Moon (Riti, 2001)
- in a Heartbeat ( Clean Feed , 2004)
- Sacred Ground (2006)
- Kirk Knuffke & Whit Dickey: Fierce Silence (Clean Feed, 2016)
- Whit Dickey & Kirk Knuffke: Drone Dream (2019)
- Peace Planet (2019)
- Expanding Light (2020)
- Morph (2020)
swell
- Bielefeld Catalog 1988, 2002
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
Web links
- Whit Dickey at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dickey, Whit |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1954 |