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Iconic Jazz Drummer Will Calhoun releases new album “Celebrating Elvin Jones”

Reputable jazz drummer Will Calhoun has put out a new album “Celebrating Elvin Jones” that would pay tribute to the late American jazz artist and revered drummer Elvin Jones.

The album features a top band of musicians whose careers were inspired by Jones’ work. The lineup includes likes of; Christian McBride, Antoine Roney, Carlos McKinneu and Keyon Harrold and special guests Jan Hammer and Doudou N’Diave Rose.

Elvin Jones was an American jazz drummer of the pop-bop era who perfected his skills from a tender age, and later worked with the likes of Teddy Charles, Charles Mingus, Bud Powell and Miles Davis. Jones featured in the classic project “A Love Supreme” as a member of the John Coltrane quartet, and later releases as a leader of “The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine”. Sometime in 1995 he was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame.

The album which is a 21st century celebration of the jazz legend was released under Motema Music, and is available on iTunes and Amazon

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