Jack DeJohnette

Jack DeJohnette
DeJohnette in 2015
DeJohnette in 2015
Background information
Born(1942-08-09)August 9, 1942
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 26, 2025(2025-10-26) (aged 83)
Kingston, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • composer
Instruments
Years active1961–2025
Labels
WebsiteOfficial website

Jack DeJohnette (August 9, 1942 – October 26, 2025) was an American jazz drummer, pianist and composer. He was known for playing with Charles Lloyd, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, John Abercrombie, Alice Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, and John Scofield.

DeJohnette was honored into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2007. He won two Grammy Awards and was nominated for six others.

DeJohnette died of congestive heart failure in Kingston, New York, on October 26, 2025, at the age of 83.

References

  1. ↑ "Modern Drummer's Readers Poll Archive, 1979–2014". Modern Drummer. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Artist: Jack DeJohnette". www.grammy.com. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (October 27, 2025). "Jack DeJohnette, versatile jazz drummer known for Miles Davis fusion recordings, dies aged 83". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Legendärer Jazz-Drummer Jack DeJohnette ist tot". ndr.de (in German). October 27, 2025. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Jack DeJohnette death: Jazz drummer who worked with Miles Davis dies aged 83". The Independent. October 27, 2025. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

Other websites

Media related to Jack DeJohnette at Wikimedia Commons