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Cindy Blackman
(Lenny Kravitz, Pharoah Sanders, Cassandra Wilson)
Cindy Blackman has been touted as one of the hottest drummers in the
business, by the Star-Gazette and touted as one of the top drummers in
the world. She is a solid, dependable drummer who can easily move
from straight-ahead jazz to rock to funk and back again. Shes upheld
the backbeat and created texture for a veritable Whos Who in jazz:
Jackie McLean, Joe Henderson, Don Pullen, Hugh Masekela, Pharaoh
Sanders, Sam Rivers, Cassandra Wilson, Angela Bofill, Bill Laswell,
Buckethead...and the list goes on.
From her beginnings as a New York street performer, Blackmans
rising star has been seen by millions of people all over the world
performing with her own group as well as providing the percussive
backbone for retro funk rocker Lenny Kravitz. She has also appeared
on Saturday Night Live, The David Letterman Show, Arsenio Hall,
The Tonight Show, the UKs Top of the Pops, Black Entertainment Television and the 1993 MTV
Video Awards. She has recently completed her first drumming instructional video entitled,
Multiplicity.
Jon Pareles of The New York Times says about her performances with Kravitz, Cindy Blackman on
drums could switch from the splashy, sludgy style of the Jimi Hendrix Experiences Mitch Mitchell
to the casual economy of Ringo Starr to the crisp repetitions of James Browns funky drummers.
Zwerin also says, ...her strength is a variety of texture rather than one particularly evident style. She
plays hard softly, aggressive but supportive, distinctive without encroaching.
A force in her own right, Blackman puts the heart and soul of her music above all else. A true artist,
she plays for the moment as if shes directly inside each note, playing each beat as if it were a
melody. Close your eyes and listen. You can imagine that she can harness the power of thunder
within her hands. When you open your eyes and watch her perform, you realize that she doesnt just
merely play the drums, she becomes the drums. Her playing is forceful, yet passionate enough to
stir the soul. From the syncopated dance of her ride cymbal to the thunder of her snare, her dynamic
sensibilities invoke the stylings of her mentor, Art Blakey and source of inspiration, Tony Williams.
Her other influences include: Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Thelonius Monk, Max
Roach, John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones, Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Jack DeJohnette, Pete LaRoca
and Billie Holiday.
Over the years, Blackman has graced the covers of Talking Drum, Drum, the UK publication
Rhythm and the Dutch publication Slagwerkkrant. She has also been featured in Modern Drummer,
Downbeat and Musician. In 1997, Blackman opened for the legendary Godfather of Soul, James
Brown.
Talking Drum said, ...you can be assured that Ms. Blackman will be around for a long time to come.
She is thunder. She is fire. She is energy. She is passion. She is Cindy Blackman.



Source : http://www.subtone-concerts.de/tl_files … os2009.pdf



Vidéo d'un show à Chicago en 2008 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcNvFc-rBjI&NR=1

C'est la faute à Lenny... Il n'a pas fait appel à elle. C'est tout?

je précise qu'elle voulait depuis déjà quelque temps entamer sa carrière solo et que çà a été l'occasion de se lancer

Retour au gros rock pour Cindy ! qui est à Nashville pour l'enregistrement de la prochaine galette de Micky Free (http://www.mickifree.com/) ! Elle ne s'arrete jamais !
Elle a joué avec lui hier soir au Hard Rock Café de Green Bay.

Une petite vidéo pour fêter les 50 ans de la reine Cindy :

(Relayé sur la home page du site Copine...)