Tony Williams' Death

The drummer Tony Williams died at the age of 51. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Jazz and soul drummer who is considered the a jazz fusion pioneer. It is thought that he invented the drumming technique called blast beat.

He was born in Chicago, but moved with his family to Boston at a young age.

Tony Williams, who set the standard for modern jazz drumming as a teen prodigy with the Miles Davis Quintet and later became a seminal figure in jazz-rock fusion, died of a heart attack. He was 51.

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Drummers don’t write – or at least, that’s what everybody believes.

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I think my playing has been orchestral throughout the years, and this is another way of expressing that. But I primarily see it as the ultimate accomplishment of a musician. Composing makes me feel like I’ve finally gotten all the way up the ladder as a musician.

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I’ve studied all my musical life, but learning is only good if you do something constructive with it.