Tag Archives: Denis Charles / Susie I – Drum Talk

By the finish from the 1990s, Susie Ibarra had emerged among the leading current free jazz drummers, impressing jazz and songs audiences as well while performing in a variety of lineups that included the David S. Ware Quartet, the Matthew Shipp Trio, along with a duo with saxophonist Assif Tsahar. …

Before he passed on at age 64 from pneumonia, drummer Denis Charles enjoyed a diverse and nomadic career. Blessed in St. Croix, Charles started his professional musical profession at age seven playing bongos with an area band. Charles transferred to NY in 1945. Enamored deeply with Artwork Blakey’s physical design, …