Cecil Brooks III overflows with talent. (jazz drummer, composer, arranger)(Interview)

From: American Visions | Date: October 1, 1995| Author: Turner, Douglas | Copyright information

Brooks is featured on seven jazz recordings in 1995 alone, yet he produces and arranges for others, and teaches at Montclair Univ in NJ. He keeps up as a performing artist by playing with his own bands or with Donald Byrd. Their production is a mix of jazz, DJ, and rap, all African American expressions.

Erroll Gamer and Earl "Fatha" Hines top a roster of Pittsburgh jazz greats that includes Stanley Turrentine, Mary Lou Williams, and drummers Art Blakey, Kenny Clarke and Beaver Harri...

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