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Alvin Fielder was born on 23 November, 1935 in Meridian, Mississippi, U.S., is an American jazz drummer (1935–2019). Discover Alvin Fielder's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?

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Occupation Musician
Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 23 November 1935
Birthday 23 November
Birthplace Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
Date of death 2019
Died Place Jackson, Mississippi
Nationality United States

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1935

Alvin Leroy Fielder Jr (November 23, 1935 – January 5, 2019) was an American jazz drummer.

He was a charter member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), Black Arts Music Society, Improvisational Arts band, and was a founding faculty member of the Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp.

Fielder was born in Meridian, Mississippi on November 23, 1935.

His mother played the violin and piano; his father, Alvin Sr, played the cornet and was a pharmacist by profession.

Alvin Jr's brother, William Butler Fielder, became a trumpeter and was professor of jazz studies at Rutgers University.

Fielder initially learned the piano as a young child, but stopped and did not regain an interest in music until, at the age 12, he heard drummer Max Roach on record.

He had drum lessons from Ed Blackwell while studying pharmacology at Xavier University of Louisiana, and then continued his degree at Texas Southern University while maintaining his musical development by taking lessons with local drummers and performing at night.

Fielder completed his pharmacology studies with a master's degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

1959

In Chicago, Fielder played with Sun Ra during 1959 and 1960.

Encouraged by fellow musicians Muhal Richard Abrams and Beaver Harris, Fielder became more experimental in his playing, and went on to be a charter member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM).

The AACM's first released recording, Roscoe Mitchell's Sound, featured Fielder.

1960

In the mid- to late 1960s, he played in his own trio with Fred Anderson and bassist/cellist Lester Lashley, and worked part-time as a pharmacist.

1969

In 1969, he returned home to Mississippi.

Fielder took responsibility for managing the family business, became involved in political activism, and continued to pursue his passion for music.

1971

In 1971 he met John Reese and helped develop the Black Arts Music Society (BAMS).

Fielder was instrumental in bringing many AACM and other musicians to Mississippi.

1975

In 1975, Fielder began working with Kidd Jordan in what became the Improvisational Arts band, which featured various musicians over three decades, and appeared at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival every year from 1975 to 2008.

1987

He recorded in 1987 with Ahmed Abdullah, Charles Brackeen, and Dennis Gonzalez, and continued exploring in the free jazz vein in the 1990s with Joel Futterman, Kidd Jordan, and others.

1995

In 1995, he participated as a founding faculty member in the Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp.

2002

He toured with Andrew Lamb in 2002.

2007

In 2007, the Clean Feed label released his sole album as a leader, titled A Measure of Vision.

2012

In 2012, Fielder was awarded the Resounding Vision Award by Nameless Sound in Houston.

2019

He died, of complications from congestive heart failure and pneumonia, in Jackson, Mississippi, on January 5, 2019.