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Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people named Billy Higgins, see Billy Higgins (disambiguation).
Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936 – May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop.[1]
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Billy Higgins | |
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![]() Billy Higgins in 1978. | |
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Born | (1936-10-11)October 11, 1936 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | May 3, 2001(2001-05-03) (aged 64) Inglewood, California, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, educator |
Instrument(s) | Drums |
Formerly of | Ornette Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Cedar Walton, Charles Lloyd, Pat Metheny |
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