Omar Hakim

What fascinates me about Omar Hakim is how invisible greatness can be. The man has played behind Weather Report, Sting, Madonna, Miles Davis, and Daft Punk, and in every case he serves the song instead of his ego. That kind of chameleon reliability is harder than showboating; it requires deep musicianship and almost zero vanity. I read his career as a master class in being indispensable without being loud. A drummer who can sit equally inside jazz fusion and a pop megahit has nothing left to prove, and I admire artists who quietly become the secret ingredient on records the whole world hears.

Name (English)

Omar Hakim

Name (Japanese)

オマー・ハキム

Reading

おまー・はきむ

Born

February 12, 1959 (age 67)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Boar

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

jazz musician / drummer / record producer / musician

High school

High School of Music & Art

• Official sitehttp://www.omarhakim.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar%20Hakim
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1350353

Tags

• New York
• jazz musician
• drummer
• record producer

Last updated

2026-06-21

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