Photo: Ric Brooks Knoxville, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Jack DeJohnette is genuinely one of those musicians who makes you rethink what a drummer is even supposed to do — the man doesn't just keep time, he sculpts the entire conversation happening around him. Growing up in Chicago will do that to you, I guess. His decade-plus partnership with Keith Jarrett in that iconic trio with Gary Peacock produced some of the most emotionally charged live jazz recordings I've ever heard, and his earlier work with Miles Davis on "Bitches Brew" is the kind of session that permanently bends your idea of what jazz can be. The fact that he's also a serious pianist and composer just feels almost unfair to everyone else. Over eighty years old and still releasing music — this is what a life fully given over to a craft looks like.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jack DeJohnette
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャック・ディジョネット
- Reading
- じゃっく・でぃじょねっと
- Born
- August 9, 1942 (age 83)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Horse
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Occupation
- jazz drummer / composer / jazz pianist / musician / percussionist
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Jack DeJohnette born?
Born August 9, 1942 (age 83).
Where is Jack DeJohnette from?
Jack DeJohnette is from Chicago, Illinois, United States.
What does Jack DeJohnette do?
Jack DeJohnette works as jazz drummer, composer, jazz pianist, musician, percussionist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.