Composer
Jack DeJohnette
American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer (1942–2025)
1942–2025
1 catalog entries
- Born
- 1942
- Died
- 2025
- Birthplace
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Kingston
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Jack DeJohnette (August 9, 1942 – October 26, 2025) was an American jazz drummer, pianist and composer. Known for his extensive work as leader and sideman for musicians including Charles Lloyd, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, John Abercrombie, Ralph Towner, Alice Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, and John Scofield, DeJohnette was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2007. He won two Grammy Awards and was nominated for six others. The Times said that as a drummer "few could rival his virtuosity or his dynamism". He recorded more than 35 albums under his own name as a band leader.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- jazz drummer; composer; jazz pianist; musician; percussionist
- Education
- American Conservatory of Music
- Recorded memberships
- Charles Lloyd Quartet
- Instruments played
- piano; percussion instrument; drum kit; melodica
- Genres
- jazz; jazz fusion; new age music; free jazz
- Official website
- http://www.jackdejohnette.com
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 71577620
- ISNI
- 0000000115741491
- GND ID
- 119237628
- Library of Congress ID
- n81028106
- MusicBrainz ID
- f2d13d28-6f74-4dd5-b596-8bd0b6f67615
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Genres represented
- Jazz
- Entries with composition dates
- 0 of 1
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Hollow | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 71577620. Portrait: Ric Brooks Knoxville, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.