Arthur (Art) Blakey (
October 11 1919–
October 16 1990), also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, was an
American jazz drummer and
bandleader. Along with
Kenny Clarke and
Max Roach, he was one of the inventors of the modern bebop style of drumming. He is known as a powerful musician and a vital groover; his brand of bluesy, funky
hard bop was (and remains) profoundly influential on mainstream jazz. Over more than 30 years his band the Jazz Messengers included many young musicians who went on to become prominent names in jazz. The band's legacy is thus not only the often exceptionally fine music it produced, but as a proving ground for several generations of jazz musicians; it is comparable only to
Miles Davis's bands in this regard.
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