Steve Reid (January 29th, 1944 - April 13th, 2010) was an American jazz drummer who played with a wide range of notable artists including Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, James Brown, Fela Kuti and Sun Ra, and as a session drummer for Motown. He was named JAZZIZ's "Percussionist of the Year" in 1993 and 1995. He picked up drumming at age 16 and in the same period his family moved to Queens, NYC, three blocks away from John Coltrane.
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Why This Artist
Steve Reid has 12K listeners but only 129 platform followers (ratio 93:1) — organic discovery is doing all the work. Engagement is trending upward across releases. A jazz act in the sonic world of Weather Report and Menahan Street Band.
Sounds Like
Weather Report · Menahan Street Band · Cortex · Thelonious Monk · Herbie Hancock