Art Blakey - Jazz Legend Drummer by Ken Barnes

ART BLAKEY - (1910-1990) 5" x 7" Original Oil on Canvas - Ken Barnes
Art started his career playing piano but ended up on the
drums after a nightclub owner’s suggestion. His style was
influenced greatly by a trip to Africa where he learned
polyrhythmic drumming that helped to form his readily
identifiable driving rhythms and his incessant four
beat on the high hat cymbals. Blakely played with
legends during his long career such as Charlie Parker,
Dizzy Gillespie a, Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughn.
He formed the Jazz Messengers and incubated the careers
of scores of sidemen. Art died at age 71 but his message
lives on in his music and many other drummers he mentored.
Original Painting available as well as Limited Edition Giclee prints.