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LeonNduguChancler

(* 1. Juli1952 inShreveport, Louisiana; † 3. Februar2018 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein amerikanischerJazzschlagzeuger undMusikproduzent.

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jazzartsgroup on Twitter: "In Memoriam: Leon "Ndugu" Chancler (1 July 1952 – 3 February 2018). Versatile & prolific drummer performed with Miles Davis, Santana, Frank Sinatra, Tina Turner, countless others, but perhaps
Chancler wuchs ab 1960 in Los Angeles auf und lernte ab dem zwölften Lebensjahr Schlagzeug. Bereits als Schüler spielte er bei Willie Bobo und bei Gerald Wilson; dann studierte er am „Californian State College“. 1970 arbeitete er mit Hugh Masekela und erstmals mit Herbie Hancock, in den nächsten Jahren trat er mit Thelonious Monk, Freddie Hubbard, Eddie Harris, Harold Land, Miles Davis und Joe Henderson auf, nahm aber auch mit Julian Priester, Hampton Hawes sowie mit der Santana Blues Band auf. Zwischen 1972 und 1980 spielte er außerdem regelmäßig bei George Duke.
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Seit 1972 war er auch als Produzent für Flora Purim, Bill Summers oder Kenny Rogers tätig, dann auch für Michael Jackson, auf dessen Album Thriller er zudem am Schlagzeug saß.Chancler leitete eigene Gruppen, bei denen er mit Alphonso Johnson und Ernie Watts zusammenarbeitete, arbeitete aber auch bei Weather Report und bei den Jazz Crusaders; außerdem ging er mit Carlos Santana und mit Wayne Shorter auf Tournee. Er war weiterhin für Stanley Clarke, Donna Summer, Hubert Laws, Frank Sinatra, Lionel Richie, Kenny Rogers, Tina Turner und John Lee Hooker tätig.Mit Patrice Rushen bildete er das Duo 1+ONE. Weiterhin trat er mit Rushen, Ernie Watts und Alphonso Johnson auf. Ndugu lehrte in Los Angeles an der University of Southern California. Er erlag 2018 einem Krebsleiden.

 

 

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Sean Rickman

Sean Rickman is an American musician from Washington, D.C. He has worked with Shawn Lane, Garaj Mahal, Dapp Theory, Steve Coleman, Maxwell, Meshell Ndegeocello, Blacksheep, Phil Upchurch, David Fiucynski & Screaming Headless Torsos, Kai Eckhardt, Anthony Tidd’s Quite Sane, K’Alyn, Angela Bofill and George Duke. Rickman was lead singer and drummer for Garaj Mahal from 2007–2011 and his rock band Big Mouth featuring guitarist Leonard Stevens. He was also featured alongside Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Marcus Miller on the Tribute to Miles 2011 tour.

Rickman has toured and recorded with alto saxophonist Steve Coleman, bassist Kai Eckhardt, and guitarist Miles Okazaki. He releases self produced albums under the name „The Rick“, performing vocals and all the instruments. He is the lead vocalist and guitarist of his power trio.

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Sean Rickman was born in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., into a musical family. His father, Phil Upchurch, worked as a guitarist and bassist with Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, B.B. King, George Benson, Curtis Mayfield, Cannonball Adderley, John Lee Hooker, Grover Washington Jr., Lenny Breau, and Dizzy Gillespie. His mother, Renee Morris is a singer who played Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber. His uncle, Joseph Morris, was a drummer with the Ohio University marching band who inspired Rickman’s stick grip. Another uncle, Wayne Morris, was a DJ, who exposed him to a record collection without the bounds of genre. Rickman also enjoyed the work of Al Green and Funkadelic at an early age. Rickman exhibited innate musical abilities and was considered a musical prodigy with a remarkable sense of meter. Surrounded by the musical influence of his family, he is said to have begun playing drums around age 1, as he began to learn to walk. Throughout primary school and high school, Sean excelled as a musician both intramurally and extramurally.

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