Born in Chicago in 1942, Jack DeJohnette was an integral part of major jazz ensembles from the 1960s onwards, collaborating with musicians like Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis, notably on the trumpeter’s album “Bitches Brew,” which was pivotal in the fusion music movement at the dawn of the 1970s.
DeJohnette was a member of pianist Keith Jarrett’s trio, alongside bassist Gary Peacock, producing some of the most critically acclaimed albums over the past 40 years, including “Bye, bye, Blackbird,” a tribute to Miles Davis, “Still Live,” “Somewhere,” “After The Fall,” “Always Let Me Go,” and the two volumes of “Standards.”
Pianist Bill Evans, saxophonist Jackie McLean, and vocalists Abbey Lincoln and Betty Carter are among other jazz artists he has worked with.
DeJohnette performed numerous times in Portugal, particularly at the Jazz em Agosto festival at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, as seen in 2010 when he performed in a duo with saxophonist John Surman.
In 2018, he closed the Mimo festival in Amarante with the Hudson quartet, formed to celebrate the drummer’s 75th birthday, accompanied by bassist Scott Colley, keyboardist John Medeski, and guitarist John Scofield.
