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Jack DeJohnette

1942 - 2025

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Jack DeJohnette (August 9, 1942 – October 26, 2025) was an American jazz drummer, pianist and composer. Known for his extensive work as leader and sideman for musicians including Charles Lloyd, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, John Abercrombie, Alice Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, and John Scofield, DeJohnette was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2007. He won two Grammy Awards and was nominated for six others. The Times said that as a drummer "few could rival his virtuosity or his dynamism". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Jack DeJohnette is the 1,045th most popular musician (down from 1,020th in 2024), the 5,436th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,946th in 2019) and the 354th most popular American Musician.

Jack DeJohnette is most famous for being a pioneering jazz drummer and composer known for his work with Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, and his own influential ensembles. His fluid, inventive drumming helped shape modern jazz fusion and post-bop styles.

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Among musicians, Jack DeJohnette ranks 1,045 out of 3,175. Before him are Cecil Taylor, Carl Cox, Tony Allen, Sean Paul, Aurèle Nicolet, and George Shearing. After him are Magne Furuholmen, John Lurie, Pino Donaggio, Rick James, Manny Charlton, and George Duke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Jack DeJohnette ranks 338. Before him are Peter Norman, Bo Johansson, Arrigo Miglio, Dennis Meadows, Eduard Markarov, and Rita Tushingham. After him are Andrew Robinson, Fred Thompson, Wojciech Pszoniak, Bernd Kannenberg, Anneke Grönloh, and Giancarlo Ferrari. Among people deceased in 2025, Jack DeJohnette ranks 259. Before him are Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Manolo el del bombo, Manoj Kumar, Sırrı Süreyya Önder, Sally Kirkland, Sulochana Gadgil, and Mohammed Sinwar. After him are Calistrat Cuțov, Mike Castle, Paul Day, Joan Harrison, and Udo Voigt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack DeJohnette ranks 5,436 out of 20,380. Before him are Maurice Cheeks (1956), Maude Adams (1872), Swoosie Kurtz (1944), Ishi (1860), Douglas Preston (1956), and Elizabeth Perkins (1960). After him are Bret Easton Ellis (1964), Charles Reidpath (1889), John Hay (1838), William Stewart Halsted (1852), Gloria Vanderbilt (1924), and Spencer Johnson (1938).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jack DeJohnette ranks 354. Before him are Freddie Hubbard (1938), Matt Sorum (1960), J. J. Johnson (1924), Ray Brown (1926), Linda Perry (1965), and Cecil Taylor (1929). After him are John Lurie (1952), Rick James (1948), George Duke (1946), Buddy Bolden (1877), Doug Clifford (1945), and Tony Thompson (1954).

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