Jonathan David Samuel Jones

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Jonathan David Samuel Jones, better known as Jo Jones, was an influential American jazz drummer famed for his pioneering work with the Count Basie Orchestra and his role in shaping modern jazz drumming.

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instanceOf American jazz musician
human
jazz drummer
musician
alsoKnownAs Jo Jones NERFINISHED
Papa Jo Jones NERFINISHED
associatedAct Count Basie NERFINISHED
Freddie Green NERFINISHED
Lester Young NERFINISHED
Walter Page NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
familyName Jones
fieldOfWork big band performance
swing era jazz
genre big band jazz
jazz
swing music
givenName Jonathan
influenced Kenny Clarke NERFINISHED
Max Roach NERFINISHED
bebop drummers
modern jazz drumming style
instrument drum kit
hi-hat cymbals
snare drum
memberOf Count Basie Orchestra NERFINISHED
middleName David NERFINISHED
Samuel NERFINISHED
movement Kansas City jazz
notableFor innovative timekeeping on the hi-hat
light, swinging cymbal-based timekeeping
shaping modern jazz drumming
use of brushes on drums
work with the Count Basie Orchestra
notableWork pioneering use of the hi-hat in jazz drumming
occupation bandleader
drummer
partOf Count Basie rhythm section NERFINISHED
residence United States of America
sexOrGender male

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Jo Jones birthName Jonathan David Samuel Jones