Cindy Blackman Musical artist

Cindy Blackman (born November 18, 1959), sometimes known as Cindy Blackman-Santana, is an American jazz and rock drummer. Blackman is best known for recording and touring with Lenny Kravitz. Blackman has recorded several straight-ahead jazz albums under her own name, and has performed with acclaimed jazz and rock artists, including Pharoah Sanders, Ron Carter, Sam Rivers, Cassandra Wilson, Angela Bofill, Buckethead, Bill Laswell and Joe Henderson. Tony Williams is her main drumming influence. In 1997 she recorded Multiplicity as a drum teaching video. "To me, jazz is the highest form of music that you can play because of the creative requirements", says Blackman. Blackman is married to rock guitarist Carlos Santana.

Personal facts

Cindy Blackman
Alias (AKA)Cindy Blackman-Santana
Birth dateNovember 18, 1959
Birth place
Ohio , Yellow Springs Ohio , United States

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Musical artist

associated musical artist
Lenny Kravitz
Santana (band)
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Rock and roll
Jazz fusion
instrument
Drum kit
Percussion instrument
record label
Muse Records

Cindy Blackman on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.cindyblackman.com
  2. http://www.cindyblackmansantana.com
  3. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20455004,00.html