Bobby Previte

A series of albums recorded in the late '80s established Bobby Previte as one of the relatively few jazz drummers who is also a well-regarded composer, alongside Jack DeJohnette, Bob Moses, and a handful of others. As a bandleader, sideman, composer, and arranger, Previte crossed the formal boundaries of jazz, expanding its reach into modern composition, heavy metal, funk, free improvisation, and more. In 1973, he received his B.A. in music from the University of Buffalo, where he studied percussion with Jan Williams. He moved to New York City in 1979, where he collaborated ...