Jeffrey Lawrence Williams (born July 6, 1950) is an American jazz drummer, composer, and educator.

Early life

Williams was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, on July 6, 1950.[1] He grew up in Oberlin, Ohio.[1] His mother was a singer in the 1960s.[1] Williams began playing the drums, self-taught, at the age of seven and played professionally from his mid-teens.[1] From 1968, "he studied arranging and composition at the Berklee School of Music".[1]

Later life and career

Williams played for a short time with various musicians in New York in 1971, joined pianist Marc Copland's band, and played for the first time with saxophonist Lee Konitz in 1972.[1] He continued to work with Konitz on and off into the 2000s.[1] Williams played with saxophonist Stan Getz at the end of 1972 and into early 1973, before joining the band Lookout Farm, led by Dave Liebman and Richie Beirach.[1] Williams was also the drummer in pianist Beirach's trio for recordings in the mid-1970s.[1]

Williams was part of the band Interplay, formed by bassist Anthony Cox and pianist Peter Madsen in the mid-1980s.[2] This trio performed with Getz in 1987.[2] Some of Williams's compositions were played on the albums Coalescence and Jazzblues.[2] The former title was also the name of Williams's group from 1991 to 1996.[1] The following year, "he formed the trio Circadian Rhythms with Tony Malaby and Michael Formanek. He also formed another trio, Left-handed Compliment, with the alto saxophonist John O'Gallagher and Madsen (on Hammond organ)".[1]

Williams has taught at the Royal Academy of Music[3] and the Birmingham Conservatoire.[4] He is married to the American author Lionel Shriver.[5]

Discography

As leader or co-leader

As sideman

With Richard Beirach

  • Eon (ECM, 1974)
  • Methuselah (Trio, 1975)

With Paul Bley

With Ethan Iverson

With Lee Konitz

With Dave Liebman

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Kennedy, Gary W. (2003). "Williams, Jeff(rey Lawrence)". oxfordmusiconline.com. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J726800.
  2. ^ a b c Madsen, Peter (May 30, 2006). "Jeff Williams: Drums in the House". AllAboutJazz.
  3. ^ "Staff - Jeff Williams". ram.ac.uk. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Jeff Williams". Birmingham City University. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Barber, Lynn (April 22, 2007). "Interview: Lionel Shriver". The Observer. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  6. ^ Fordham, John (October 6, 2011). "Jeff Williams: Another Time – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Jeff Williams: The Listener". Jazzwise. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  8. ^ Fordham, John (March 10, 2016). "Jeff Williams: Outlier review – robustly appealing tunes and sparky improv". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "Jeff Williams: Lifelike album review". All About Jazz. March 31, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "CD REVIEW: Jeff Williams – Lifelike". London Jazz News. June 25, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  11. ^ Macnie, Jim (July 17, 2024). "Jeff Williams: Bloom (Whirlwind)". JazzTimes. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  12. ^ "Jeff Williams: Bloom album review". All About Jazz. May 2, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
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