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.
Overview
Jack DeJohnette (August 9, 1942 – October 26, 2025) was an American jazz drummer, pianist and composer. Known for his extensive work as leader and sideman for musicians including Charles Lloyd, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, John Abercrombie, Ralph Towner, Alice Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, and John Scofield, DeJohnette was inducted in…
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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- jazz drummer / composer / jazz pianist / musician / percussionist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
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.