Joe Chambers


Joe Chambers is an American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer. He attended the Philadelphia Conservatory for one year. In the 1960s and 1970s Chambers gigged with many high-profile artists such as Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus, Wayne Shorter, and Chick Corea. During this period, his compositions appeared on some of the albums in which he made guest appearances, such as those with Freddie Hubbard and Bobby Hutcherson. He has released eight albums as a bandleader and been a member of several incarnations of Max Roach's M'Boom percussion ensemble.
He has also taught, including at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City, where he leads the Outlaw Band. In 2008, he was hired to be the Thomas S. Kenan Distinguished Professor of Jazz in the Department of Music at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Discography

As leader

With Franck Amsallem
;With Chet Baker
With Donald Byrd
With Chick Corea
With Stanley Cowell
With Miles Davis
With Art Farmer
With Don Friedman
With Jimmy Giuffre
With Joe Henderson
With Andrew Hill
With Freddie Hubbard
With Bobby Hutcherson
With Robin Kenyatta
With Lee Konitz
With Hubert Laws
With Ray Mantilla
With M'Boom
With Charles Mingus
  • Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert
  • Something Like a Bird
  • Me, Myself an Eye
With Grachan Moncur III
  • Shadows,
With Karl Ratzer
With Sam Rivers
  • Contours,
With Jeremy Steig
  • Lend Me Your Ears,
With Woody Shaw
With Archie Shepp
With Wayne Shorter
With Heiner Stadler
  • Brains On Fire Vol. 1
With John Stubblefield
  • Prelude
With Ed Summerlin
  • Sum of the Parts
With The Super Jazz Trio
With Hidefumi Toki
  • City
With Charles Tolliver
  • Paper Man
With McCoy Tyner
  • Tender Moments
With Miroslav Vitous
  • Infinite Search,
With Tyrone Washington
  • Natural Essence
With Joe Zawinul'