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Michael Zerang
Michael Zerang
American percussionist and drummer
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William Parker
William Parker
American jazz musician
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Kent Kessler
Kent Kessler
American musician
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Peter Brötzmann
Peter Brötzmann
German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
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Jeb Bishop
Jeb Bishop
American jazz trombone player
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Mats Gustafsson
Mats Gustafsson
Swedish musician
6
Fred Lonberg-Holm
Fred Lonberg-Holm
American musician
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Roy Campbell, Jr.
Roy Campbell, Jr.
American trumpeter (1952-2014)
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Adam Rudolph
Adam Rudolph
American musician
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Ken Vandermark
Ken Vandermark
American jazz composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist
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Harrison Bankhead
Harrison Bankhead
American musician
11
Sabir Mateen
Sabir Mateen
American musician
12
Assif Tsahar
Assif Tsahar
Israeli musician
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Steve Swell
Steve Swell
American musician
14
Frode Gjerstad
Frode Gjerstad
Jazz saxophonist
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Peter Kowald
Peter Kowald
German free jazz double bassist and tubist
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Cooper-Moore
Cooper-Moore
American musician
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Evan Parker
Evan Parker
English saxophonist
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Douglas Ewart
Douglas Ewart
American musician
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Daniel Carter
Daniel Carter
American musician
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Roscoe Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell
American jazz musician
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Kidd Jordan
Kidd Jordan
American saxophonist
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J. D. Parran
J. D. Parran
American musician
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Gerald Cleaver
Gerald Cleaver
American musician
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Dave Burrell
Dave Burrell
American musician
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Jeff Parker
Jeff Parker
American musician
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Albert Beger
Albert Beger
saxophonist
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Han Bennink
Han Bennink
Dutch musician
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Josh Abrams
Josh Abrams
American musician
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Mike Pride
Mike Pride
American drummer
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Steve McCall
Steve McCall
American jazz drummer
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Tomeka Reid
Tomeka Reid
American jazz musician
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Irène Schweizer
Irène Schweizer
Swiss musician
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Paul Rutherford
Paul Rutherford
English free improvising trombonist
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Nicole Mitchell
Nicole Mitchell
American jazz flutist
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Warren Smith
Warren Smith
American musician
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Marc Edwards
Marc Edwards
Jazz Musician
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Paul Lovens
Paul Lovens
German musician
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Mat Walerian
Mat Walerian
jazz musician
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Misha Mengelberg
Misha Mengelberg
Dutch composer and jazz pianist
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Susie Ibarra
Susie Ibarra
American musician
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Henry Grimes
Henry Grimes
American musician
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Instant Composers Pool
Instant Composers Pool
Dutch jazz musicians project including music label and own ICP Orchestra
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Nels Cline
Nels Cline
American guitarist and composer
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Joel Futterman
Joel Futterman
American musician
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Lowell Davidson
Lowell Davidson
American musician
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Tatsu Aoki
Tatsu Aoki
American musician
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George Lewis
George Lewis
composer, electronic performer, installation artist, trombone player, and scholar
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Albert Ayler
Albert Ayler
American jazz saxophonist
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Orphy Robinson
Orphy Robinson
British musician
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Craig Taborn
Craig Taborn
American musician
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Naná Vasconcelos
Naná Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist
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Vinny Golia
Vinny Golia
American musician
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John Lewis
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
Hamid Drake
American musician

Hamid Drake

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Hamid Drake (born August 3, 1955) is an American jazz drummer and percussionist.

By the close of the 1990s, Hamid Drake was widely regarded as one of the best percussionists in jazz and improvised music. Incorporating Afro-Cuban, Indian, and African percussion instruments and influence, in addition to using the standard trap set, Drake has collaborated extensively with top free jazz improvisers. Drake also has performed world music; by the late 1970s, he was a member of Foday Musa Suso's Mandingo Griot Society and has played reggae throughout his career.

Drake has worked with trumpeter Don Cherry, pianist Herbie Hancock, saxophonists Pharoah Sanders, Fred Anderson, Archie Shepp and David Murray and bassists Reggie Workman and William Parker (in many lineups)

He studied drums extensively, including eastern and Caribbean styles. He frequently plays without sticks, using his hands to develop subtle commanding undertones. His tabla playing is notable for his subtlety and flair. Drake's questing nature and his interest in Caribbean percussion led to a deep involvement with reggae.