JERRY GRANELLI
Genres: Jazz Related Improv, Composition, Avant-Garde Jazz, 21st Century Modern, Eclectic Fusion, Classic Fusion, World Fusion, Soul Jazz, Jazz Related Electronica, Hip-Hop, Exotica • United States

Jerry Granelli (born December 30, 1940, San Francisco, California, USA – died July 20, 2021, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) was an American-born Canadian jazz drummer. from discogs Jerry Granelli was born December 30, 1940 in San Francisco, growing up in the city’s Italian-dominated outer Mission area. “My dad, Jack Granelli, was a great Italian wedding drummer,” he shares. “He loved the instrument as did my Uncle Pete. Dad liked swing, my uncle was more bebop. My first memory of music was finding a couple of screwdrivers then climbing up the drums to play them!” At 4, he memorized and could play Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five’s “Open the Door Richard.” Though his parents first tried to start him on violin, Jerry was adamant in his love for the drums and swiftly became a bona fide prodigy. He studied under classical player Al Carr, sat in when his dad’s friends played Dixieland, and read more...