Jack DeJohnette

Jack DeJohnette (August 9, 1942 – October 26, 2025) was an American jazz drummer, pianist and composer. He was known for playing with Charles Lloyd, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, John Abercrombie, Alice Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, and John Scofield. 

DeJohnette was honored into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2007. He won two Grammy Awards and was nominated for six others.

DeJohnette died of congestive heart failure in Kingston, New York, on October 26, 2025, at the age of 83.

References

Other websites


 Jack DeJohnette's MySpace page
 At drummerworld.com
 Jack DeJohnette at BehindTheDrums.com  – Discography and equipment list
 Jack DeJohnette Interview – NAMM Oral History Library (2009)



Category:1942 births
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Category:Deaths from congestive heart failure
Category:American jazz pianists
Category:American drummers
Category:American composers
Category:Musicians from Chicago
Category:Writers from Chicago
Category:American Grammy Award winners