Birth name Ali Jackson Jr. Occupation(s) Musician Associated acts Jazz at Lincoln Center Parents Ali Jackson | Origin Detroit, Michigan Instruments Drums Website alidrums.com Genre Jazz | |
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Education Cass Technical High School Albums Gold Sounds, Amalgamations, Yes!, Wheelz Keep Rollin', Groove at Jazz-en-Tête Similar Carlos Henriquez, Aaron Goldberg, Omer Avital, Wynton Marsalis, Reginald Veal Profiles | ||
Ali Jackson, Jr. (born April 3, 1976) is an American jazz drummer.
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His mother, a classical pianist, taught him piano and how to read music at the age of four. His father, bass player Ali Jackson, Sr., taught him music theory and gave him drum lessons from rudiment books. Jackson attended Detroit's prestigious Cass Technical High School. He then attended The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, earning a BA in composition. He privately studied with master teachers, Elvin Jones and Max Roach.
Jackson has performed and recorded with musicians including Wynton Marsalis, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, James Carter, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Harry Connick Jr., KRS-One, Marcus Roberts, Cyrus Chestnut, Joshua Redman, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Diana Krall.
He is currently the drummer for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
Discography as leader
As sideman
With James Carter
With Wynton Marsalis
With Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
With Joshua Redman
Songs
Maraba Blue
Platform BluesGold Sounds · 2005
Cut Your HairGold Sounds · 2005