Buddy Rich, one of the greatest jazz drummers of all time, died on April 2, 1987, at age 69 in Los Angeles, California.

Critic Martin Johnson says DeJohnette, who died Oct. 26, was one of the greatest jazz drummers of the past 60 years. He played with a range of musicians, including Miles Davis and Bill Evans. This is ...

CNN — (CNN) — Roy Haynes, one of the world’s most influential jazz drummers, has died at age 99. Haynes passed away in Nassau County, New York following a brief illness, his daughter Leslie ...

This is FRESH AIR. The extraordinary drummer and composer Jack DeJohnette died in October at the age of 83. DeJohnette was one of the greatest jazz drummers of the past 60 years, and he played with a ...