In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday January 10th, 2024 with Heavy Ben
Joe Chambers profile and interview

Joe Chambers has worked with some of the most influential jazz figures of the last six decades and is a recognized performer (drums, vibraphone, marimba, percussion) and composer whose works have been performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. As a sideman and leader, Chambers has recorded more than 500 albums. He has performed and recorded with Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Andrew Hill and many more. Chamber’s credits include Hubbard’s “Breaking Point,” Hutcherson’s “Components,” Shorter’s “Schizophrenia” and “Etcetera,” Hill’s “Compulsion,” and Tyner’s “Tender Moments,” as well as Archie Shepp’s “New Thing at Newport,” Charles Mingus’ “Like a Bird,” Chick Corea’s “Tones for Joan’s Bones,” and many others. Chambers’ compositions have been covered by Hutcherson, Hubbard and Max Roach's M’Boom; he has also contributed to soundtracks for several Spike Lee films, including “Mo’ Better Blues.” Chambers was the first Thomas S. Kenan Distinguished Professor of Jazz in the Department of Music at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. The drummer and vibraphone master returned to Blue Note records and released Samba de Maracatu in 2021 and Dance Kobina in 2023. https://www.bluenote.com/artist/joe-chambers/ https://www.josephachambers.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Chambers Serendipity! Max Roach was born January 10, 1924... 100 years ago today. Max was a big influence on Joe, and that is part of our conversation. Previously on In A Mellow Tone: Bruce Walton's exploration of Joe Chambers' music https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/94/51990.html Heavy Ben's interview with Steve Haines, bass player on "Samba De Maracatu" and Joe Chambers collaborator https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/94/52055.html (to embiggen the show icon, right-click and choose "Open image in new tab")