Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers (followed by 88 users)
Quintessential hard bop ensemble led by the drummer renowned for frequent, high-volume snare with bass-drum accents.
Active
1940s - 1990s
Formed
1942 in New York, NY
Disbanded
Genre
Group Members
Art Blakey, Wynton Marsalis, Benny Golson, Bill Pierce, Billy Harper, Bobby Timmons, Branford Marsalis, Cedar Walton, Chuck Mangione, Curtis Fuller, Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, James Williams, Joanne Brackeen, Johnny Griffin, Jymie Merritt, Keith Jarrett, Lee Morgan, Reggie Workman, Terence Blanchard, Valery Ponomarev, Wayne Shorter, Woody Shaw, Art Davis, Donald Harrison, Geoffrey Keezer, Javon Jackson, McCoy Tyner, Mulgrew Miller, Ralph Peterson, Sonny Stitt, Wallace Roney
