{"id":394,"date":"2021-03-03T02:25:52","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T02:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aloysiusfoster.com\/index.php\/biography\/"},"modified":"2023-05-16T22:46:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T22:46:12","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aloysiusfoster.com\/index.php\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"394\" class=\"elementor elementor-394\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8d5da8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8d5da8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d02d36\" data-id=\"5d02d36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c797f68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c797f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.2 - 11-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8c75f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e8c75f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.2 - 11-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"843\" src=\"https:\/\/aloysiusfoster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/methode_times_prod_web_bin_02e7a2c2-293e-11ed-a830-74a6c8fbb722.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-717\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aloysiusfoster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/methode_times_prod_web_bin_02e7a2c2-293e-11ed-a830-74a6c8fbb722.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aloysiusfoster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/methode_times_prod_web_bin_02e7a2c2-293e-11ed-a830-74a6c8fbb722-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aloysiusfoster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/methode_times_prod_web_bin_02e7a2c2-293e-11ed-a830-74a6c8fbb722-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aloysiusfoster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/methode_times_prod_web_bin_02e7a2c2-293e-11ed-a830-74a6c8fbb722-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b53ec6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b53ec6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa70106\" data-id=\"aa70106\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6633ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6633ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One of the greatest jazz drummers - Al Foster<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9fd274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9fd274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.2 - 11-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Al Foster, master drummer, has been a major innovator in the world of jazz for five decades. A member of Miles Davis\u2019 band for 13 years, Foster\u2019s contribution to the music is articulated by Davis himself in his 1989 autobiography,\u00a0<b><i>Miles<\/i><\/b>, where Davis describes the first time he heard Foster play live in 1972 at the Cellar Club on 95th Street in Manhattan:<\/p><blockquote><p>He [Foster] knocked me out because he had such a groove and he would just lay it right in there. That was the kind of thing I was looking for. Al could set it up for everybody else to play off and just keep the groove going forever.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>Aloysius Tyrone Foster was born in Richmond, Virginia on January 18, 1943. His family moved to Harlem, New York when he was a child. This presented him with the opportunity to live near and study the masters who lived in his neighborhood. Jazz drummer Art Taylor lived in the same building as Al\u2019s aunt, and Art\u2019s mother took a special interest in Al, sensing his love of the music her son was playing.<\/p><p>Growing up in Harlem presented Al with the opportunity to hear many great shows at the Apollo theatre. He heard Miles Davis live in 1958 with his sextet that featured John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb. Other memorable experiences include hearing Buddy Rich and Philly Joe Jones\u2019 drum battle, Art Blakey\u2019s Jazz Messengers with Lee Morgan, Dave Brubeck\u2019s Quartet, and the John Coltrane quartet. These experiences got him hooked on the Music. His father, who was an amateur bassist, bought him a set of drums, and he would practice every day after school.<\/p><p>His first big break in the business came in 1964 when he joined Blue Mitchell\u2019s group on the classic recording\u00a0<b><i>The Thing To Do<\/i><\/b>\u00a0for Blue Note records. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder\u2019s studio, with Alfred Lion producing, this record has become a classic. It features Blue Mitchell, trumpet, Junior Cook, Tenor, Chick Corea, Piano, and Gene Taylor, bass.<\/p><p>Al quickly became a working musician on the Jazz scene in New York. He played at the Playboy club for several years, supporting his 4 daughters as a single parent.<\/p><p>Over the years, Foster has toured extensively with Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Stan Getz and Bobby Hutcherson, becoming a major attraction in all six bands as well as an integral part of them. Respected and admired for his keen sensitivity, Foster is known for his unique ability to listen to and play off others in an almost telepathic way, responding to them with a style that is at once both charismatic and understated. Foster is a great believer in the purity of the music, a genuine artist who continues to push the boundaries of creativity again and again, devoted to preserving and perpetuating the highest standards in jazz today.<\/p><p>One of Al\u2019s greatest pleasures is composing music at the piano. He is unique among other drummers in the field of jazz, in that his compositions have been noticed by some of the top Artists in Jazz. Pianist Hank Jones recorded three of Al\u2019s compositions,\u00a0<b>\u201cPapa Joe&#8221;<\/b>,\u00a0<b>\u201cJust Before Dawn&#8221;<\/b>, and\u00a0<b>\u201cPauletta&#8221;<\/b>, for his album For My Father. Eric Reed has recorded Al\u2019s signature composition\u00a0<b>\u201cBrandyn&#8221;<\/b>, and Saxophonist Chris Potter recorded\u00a0<b>\u201cBonnie Rose&#8221;<\/b>\u00a0for his Verve album, Pure. Eddie Henderson, trumpeter, recorded Al\u2019s composition\u00a0<b>\u201cMissing Miles&#8221;<\/b>\u00a0on For All We Know. Israeli Saxophonist Eli DeGibri recorded Al\u2019s song\u00a0<b>\u201cOoh, What You Do To Me&#8221;<\/b>\u00a0with an all-star band that also featured Ron Carter, and Brad Mehldau.<\/p><p>Al made his first recording as a leader,\u00a0<b><i>Mixed Roots<\/i><\/b>\u00a0in 1977. Produced by Tao Macero, this album featured Al\u2019s original compositions as well as the saxophone talents of Michael Brecker, Bob Mintzer, and the bassists TM Stevens and Jeff Berlin.<\/p><p>In 1995 Al decided to form his own group,\u00a0<b><i>The Al Foster Quartet<\/i><\/b>. The first edition of the group included bassist Larry Grenadier, pianist Dave Kikoski, and Saxophonist Chris Potter.<\/p><p>In 1996, with Doug Weiss replacing Grenadier at the bass, the Al Foster Quartet went to Europe and recorded Brandyn for Laika Records. This recording featured five original compositions by Foster.<\/p><p>In 2005 the band recorded a live record at the Village Vanguard entitled\u00a0<b><i>Love, Peace and Jazz<\/i><\/b>. This album was critically acclaimed in Downbeat magazine, and featured Al\u2019s compositions, as well as the pianist Kevin Hays and saxophonist Eli DeGibri.<\/p><p>In 1999 the guitarist John Scofield formed a group with saxophonist Joe Lovano, bassist Dave Holland and Al. They named their collaborative effort\u00a0<b><i>ScoLoHoFo<\/i><\/b>. The group toured and recorded an album titled\u00a0<b>\u201cOh!&#8221;<\/b>\u00a0for Blue Note which featured compositions by each of the members of the group. Currently, Al is touring throughout Europe with his band\u00a0<b><i>The Al Foster Quartet<\/i><\/b>\u00a0featuring saxophonist, Dayna Stephens, pianist Adam Birnbaum, and bassist Douglas Weiss. For the past 19 years, Al\u2019s band has been performing at festivals and clubs throughout the world.<\/p><p>Other artists Foster has either performed with and\/or recorded with include: Hugh Masakela, Ted Curson, Dexter Gordon, Pepper Adams, Cannonball Adderley, Lou Donaldson, Sonny Stitt, Michael Brecker, Blue Mitchell, Freddie Hubbard, Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham, Randy Brecker, Mulgrew Miller, Thelonious Monk, Chick Corea, Kenny Barron, Cedar Walton, Hank Jones, Horace Silver, Buster Williams, Ron Carter, Paul Chambers, Stanley Clarke, George Mraz, Dave Holland, Charlie Haden, Eddie Gomez, Mike Stern, Jim Hall, Carmen McRae, Shirley Horn, Abbey Lincoln, Betty Carter, and Bobby McFerrin. 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src=\"https:\/\/aloysiusfoster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dp9obk-alfoster-master.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-724\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aloysiusfoster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dp9obk-alfoster-master.jpg 601w, https:\/\/aloysiusfoster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dp9obk-alfoster-master-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eef89c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eef89c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6507f88\" data-id=\"6507f88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5a666b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5a666b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Awards<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d86ee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d86ee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurpis elementum, ultrices dui maecenas quisque cras dui sed porttitor aliquam morbi libero egestas lacus sed.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6f61ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6f61ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0f8790\" data-id=\"b0f8790\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2538d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e2538d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1973<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa4b27d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa4b27d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DownBeat Critics Poll - Drummer of the Year\n<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6863a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f6863a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Al Foster received this prestigious award for his exceptional drumming skills and contributions to the jazz genre.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f08d341\" data-id=\"f08d341\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e74cce5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e74cce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1986<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5cfd42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5cfd42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance\n<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264c608 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"264c608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Al Foster\u2019s remarkable drumming on Miles Davis\u2019 album \u201cWe Want Miles\u201d earned him this esteemed recognition.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-87b3a04\" data-id=\"87b3a04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f5aed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f5aed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1999<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82c22c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c82c22c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Modern Drummer Readers Poll - Hall of Fame\n<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f98f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1f98f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Al Foster was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame, honoring his significant impact on the drumming community.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-acf7b81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"acf7b81\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3f32cf\" data-id=\"d3f32cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8d13f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8d13f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2002<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e63d03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e63d03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship\n<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceb5b5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ceb5b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Foster was recognized by the NEA for his outstanding lifetime achievements and contributions to jazz as a drummer.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8a3838\" data-id=\"c8a3838\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775bf4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"775bf4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2007<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea49f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea49f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards - Drummer of the Year\n<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37973d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37973d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Al Foster was acknowledged by the JJA as an exemplary drummer for his exceptional performances throughout the year.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-855954f\" data-id=\"855954f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c015f2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c015f2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2014<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad59fca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad59fca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drum! Magazine Drummies! Lifetime Achievement Award\n<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796fe63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"796fe63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Foster was presented with this distinguished award, recognizing his remarkable career and his influence on the drumming world.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biography One of the greatest jazz drummers &#8211; Al Foster Al Foster, master drummer, has been a major innovator in the world of jazz for five decades. 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