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Don Moye (Donald Moye, Jr.) was born on 23 May, 1946 in Rochester, New York, U.S., is an American drummer. Discover Don Moye'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 77 years old?

Popular As Donald Moye, Jr.
Occupation Musician
Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 23 May, 1946
Birthday 23 May
Birthplace Rochester, New York, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1946

Donald Moye, Jr. (born May 23, 1946), known as Famoudou Don Moye, is an American jazz percussionist and drummer.

He is most known for his involvement with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and is noted for his mastery of African and Caribbean percussion instruments and rhythmic techniques.

Moye was born in Rochester, New York, United States, and performed in various drum and bugle corps (including the Rochester Crusaders ) during his youth, as well as church choir.

Moye has commented that he really "didn't have an affinity for the bugle… and just kind of gravitated towards drums."

He also took violin lessons during this time.

Moye was exposed to jazz at an early age since his mother worked for a local social club, that had a jazz club next door, which hosted musicians such as Kenny Burrell and Jimmy McGriff.

His family was also musically inclined; his uncles played saxophones and his father played drums.

Also, his mother used to take him to various performances as a child, such as "opera under the stars" and to see Mahalia Jackson.

Moye went on to study percussion at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.

Moye lived in a building with trumpeter Charles Moore, who became his mentor.

Moye also played in the groups African Cultural Ensemble, which included musicians from African countries such as Ghana, and Detroit Free Jazz, which was Moore's band.

It was at this time that he first encountered the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) due to the revolving door of musicians in and out of Moore’s residence.

1968

In early 1968, Moore’s band traveled to Europe and Moye decided to live there for the next couple of years, touring and visiting the continent as well as Northern Africa.

1969

By 1969, the AEC had become a quartet of Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman (saxophones), Lester Bowie (trumpet) and Malachi Favors Maghostut (bass), with no full-time drummer though all the musicians doubled on various percussion instruments.

The group crossed the Atlantic Ocean and arrived in Europe to perform throughout the continent.

Moye at the time was rehearsing and performing in Paris, France, at the American Center for Students and Artists, where musicians such as Art Taylor and Johnny Griffin practiced collectively.

When Mitchell met with Moye again at the Center, he asked Moye to join his group, which was already known as the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and had issued several recordings, including three releases on the European label BYG Actual.

These recordings did feature percussion but all percussion was played by Mitchell, Bowie, Favors, or Jarman.

1970

After Moye returned to the States in the early 1970s, he played with the Black Artists Group in St. Louis, Missouri before settling in the Chicago, Illinois area.

He was also in a duo with fellow percussionist Steve McCall who later was a member of Air with Henry Threadgil while still playing with the AEC.

1980

In the mid-1980s, Moye joined The Leaders, a jazz group consisting of AEC member Bowie, Chico Freeman, Arthur Blythe, Cecil McBee, and Kirk Lightsey.

Moye has also recorded numerous solo albums as leader of his own band.

1990

Moye toured and recorded again with the AEC in the 1990s, which was dealt a blow with the 1999 death of Bowie.

Moye refers to his own style of drumming as "Sun Percussion".

Other groups he led in the 1990s include the Joseph Jarman/Famoudou Don Moye Magic Triangle Band and the Sun Percussion Summit (with Enoch Williamson), the latter of which was "a group dedicated to exploring the traditions of African-American percussion music."

With the Art Ensemble of Chicago

With The Leaders

With Kenny Clarke, Andrew Cyrille, and Milford Graves

With Marcello Melis

With Don Pullen

With Alan Silva

With Sirone

With Randy Weston