Photo: Mandy Hall / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Cindy Blackman is one of those musicians who refuses to be boxed in, and I find that thrilling. A Berklee-trained jazz drummer who can trade phrases with Pharoah Sanders and Ron Carter, then turn around and detonate stadiums behind Lenny Kravitz, she embodies a fearless musical range. Her later partnership with Carlos Santana feels almost fated, two restless artists finding each other. What moves me most is how she carries the legacy of explosive, expressive drumming while opening doors for women behind the kit. Every fill she plays sounds like both discipline and liberation. I hold her in deep esteem.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cindy Blackman
- Name (Japanese)
- シンディ・ブラックマン
- Reading
- しんでぃ・ぶらっくまん
- Born
- November 18, 1959 (age 66)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
- Origin
- Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- jazz musician / drummer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Berklee College of Music
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.cindyblackman.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/cindyblackmansantana/
- Xhttps://x.com/drumstress
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cindy%20Blackman%20Santana
Frequently asked questions
When was Cindy Blackman born?
Born November 18, 1959 (age 66).
Where is Cindy Blackman from?
Cindy Blackman is from Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States.
What does Cindy Blackman do?
Cindy Blackman works as jazz musician, drummer, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.