Connie Kay

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Connie Kay was an American jazz drummer best known for his long tenure with the Modern Jazz Quartet and collaborations with numerous leading jazz artists.

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Connie Kay canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
jazz drummer
activeYearsEnd 1994
activeYearsStart 1940s
associatedAct Ben Webster
Billie Holiday
Charlie Parker
Coleman Hawkins
George Shearing
John Lewis
Lester Young
Miles Davis
Milt Jackson
Modern Jazz Quartet
Paul Desmond
Percy Heath
birthName Conrad Henry Kirnon
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1927-04-27
dateOfDeath 1994-11-30
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
genre bebop
cool jazz
hard bop
jazz
instrument drum kit
knownFor collaborations with leading jazz artists of the 1940s–1960s
long tenure with the Modern Jazz Quartet
memberOf Modern Jazz Quartet
name Connie Kay
notableInstrumentStyle subtle brushwork
understated swing feel
notableWork performances with the Modern Jazz Quartet
recordings with Billie Holiday
recordings with Lester Young
recordings with Miles Davis
recordings with Paul Desmond
occupation drummer
musician
partOf New York jazz scene
placeOfBirth Tuckahoe, New York, United States of America
linked to: Tuckahoe, New York
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States of America
recordLabel Atlantic Records
Prestige Records
Verve Records
residence New York City, New York, United States of America
sexOrGender male

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Ronnie Boykins associatedAct Connie Kay
Modern Jazz Quartet hasMember Connie Kay
Astral Weeks notableMusician Connie Kay
John Lewis associatedAct Connie Kay
Connie Kay name Connie Kay