Steve Reid
| Steve Reid | |
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Reid performing in Madrid in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Born |
January 29, 1944 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 13, 2010 (aged 66) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, avant-garde jazz, free jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1960–2009 |
| Labels | Motown, Mustevic Sound Inc, Domino |
| Associated acts | Kieran Hebden |
| Website | steve-reid.com |
Steve Reid (January 29, 1944 – April 13, 2010) was an American jazz drummer who played with a wide range of artists including Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, James Brown, Fela Kuti and Sun Ra, and as a session drummer for Motown.
Born in the South Bronx, Reid picked up drumming at 16 and in the same period his family moved to Queens, New York, three blocks away from John Coltrane. Before attending Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, he worked as part of the Apollo Theatre House Band, where his first recorded work (aged 16) was with Martha and the Vandellas, under the direction of Quincy Jones.
Reid played with some of the biggest names in jazz and black music, including James Brown, Sun Ra, Ornette Coleman, and Miles Davis (on the album Tutu).
In 1969, Reid refused to register for the draft of troops for the Vietnam War. His decision resulted in his arrest as a conscientious objector, and he was sentenced to a four-year prison sentence at Pennsylvania’s Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary, where he served alongside Jimmy Hoffa. Upon his release on parole in 1971, Reid found work as a session player with the likes of Dionne Warwick, Horace Silver, Charles Tyler, Sun Ra and Freddie Hubbard, alongside some Broadway stage production work. In 1974, Reid formed the Legendary Master Brotherhood and his own Mustevic Sound Inc label.
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