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Roy McCurdy (born November 28, 1936) is a jazz drummer. Early life. McCurdy began playing drums around the age of 10 in his hometown of Rochester and took lessons from Eastman percussionist Bill Street as a teenager. He spent three years in the Air Force before returning to Rochester to begin his career. [1] Career.
26 apr 2024 · Roy McCurdy is one of the best known and most highly regarded drummers in Jazz. He remembers playing around with his own, home-built drum sets at age six and he started formal drum lessons at eight. He attended the Eastman School of Music from sixteen to eighteen, and was playing professionally in local clubs at sixteen.
When we placed a call from New York to Los Angeles in the early part of 2021, the articulate and vibrant drummer Roy McCurdy answered and quickly connected us back to the 1950s.
- Scott Gudell
Roy McCurdy is one of the best-known and most widely acclaimed drummers in jazz. He was born in Rochester, New York on November 28, 1936 into a family where music was a constant part of life.
Roy McCurdy is one of the bestknown and most highly regarded drummers in Jazz. He remembers playing around with his own, home-built drum sets at age six and he started formal drum lessons at eight. He attended the Eastman School of Music from sixteen to eighteen, and was playing professionally in local clubs at sixteen.
7 nov 2022 · But his clean, stellar track record ensures Roy McCurdy has earned his place among the elite drummers of modern jazz. It’s a reputation he continues to burnish as he approaches his 86th year. How great is that?
27 apr 2022 · Roy McCurdy has had an astonishing career as the drummer behind some of the biggest names in jazz.
