BIOGRAPHY
Legendary drummer Calvin Weston joined Ornette Coleman & Prime Time at age seventeen and appeared on multiple recordings with the band, including the classic Virgin Beauty with Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia. For over thirty years, his progressive and driving approach to drumming has powered recordings by the Lounge Lizards, James “Blood” Ulmer, Derek Bailey, James Carter, Marc Ribot, Jean-Paul Bourelly and Billy Martin (of Medeski, Martin & Wood). He has recorded with two well-known actor/musicians – John Lurie and Tricky – and has appeared on several soundtracks, including Get Shorty. He currently co-leads Free Form Funky Freqs with Living Colour’s Vernon Reid and Jamaaladeen Tacuma.
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